VJ turned actress Rhea Chakraborty, who made her B-Town debut with the film ‘Mere Dad Ki Maruti’, has filed a complaint in Khar police station. The 21 year old actress has filed a complaint against an unknown man for groping her in her building’s elevator.
The incident took place on Tuesday and Rhea took twitter to inform about it. She tweeted, “I just got groped by a very well dressed man who casually walks into my building in broad daylight, with 2 watchmen chilling in the building (sic).”
Talking about the incident, DCP Mahesh Patil, the spokesperson of Mumbai Police, said, “On 18.3.14, at about 17.40 hours, Rhea Indrajit Chakravorty, aged 21, entered her building’s lift when an unknown person, who was using the staircase, suddenly entered the lift and tried to talk to the lady. Sensing trouble, she kicked the person out of the lift, who then fled. Since she was frightened by the incident she called the police station. Necessary assistance was provided and N.C.(non cognizable) complaint was registered.”
Rhea also issued a statement, saying, “I would like to thank everyone for their support and encouraging words. I tweeted about this unfortunate incident to highlight the dismal reality and ask all women to be more aware. The police are doing their job and I am confident they will get to the bottom of this matter.”