Popular for his roles in Ekta Kapoors Naagin 3 and Bepanah Pyaar, television actor Pearl V Puri has been arrested by Waliv Police from the Vasai area on Friday (June 4, 2021). The actor has been arrested for allegedly molesting and raping a minor girl.
Pearl V Puri has been allegedly accused of raping a minor daughter of one of his own fellow female artists. The victim then informed about this to her father who then lodged an FIR against Pearl V Puri with the Waliv Police.
A case was filed against Puri in 2019 based on a complaint registered by the minor’s father. However, the identity of the accused had not been revealed when investigation began.
“The victim identified the accused recently and after recording her statement, the accused has been arrested,” Sanjay Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone of Mira Bhayandar, Vasai, said. “We have taken him into custody for further investigation.”
The 31-year-old actor has been booked by Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar police, invoking charges of IPC Sec. 376 AB and POCSO Act, 4, 8, 12,19, 21 for the rape of the minor girl, said the officials.
He will be produced before a local court later on Saturday for remand.
According to the Valiv Police Station, which lodged the case, the victim’s family had complained that Puri had allegedly molested and raped the girl, around two years ago.
Pearl began his career as a television actor with the 2013 show ‘Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat’ while Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Naagin 3’ and ‘Bepanah Pyaar’ made him popular. He was last seen in the television series ‘Brahmarakshas 2’.
An official statement on behalf of the actor is awaited.
While fans are heartbroken with the news of his arrest, a section of netizens are criticising the actor on social media posts for the allegation levelled against him.
