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TV Actor Ashish Kapoor Arrested in Pune on Rape Charge

Police say charges will shift from gangrape to rape following the complainant’s revised account.

Overview

  • Delhi Police said they tracked Kapoor from Goa to Pune before detaining him on Wednesday.
  • The woman alleges he raped her inside a washroom during a Delhi house party in the second week of August.
  • An FIR was filed on August 11 naming Kapoor, his friend, the friend’s wife and two unknown men.
  • Investigators said the complainant later named only Kapoor, and the co-accused received anticipatory bail on August 21.
  • CCTV and eyewitness accounts place Kapoor and the woman entering the washroom, while no alleged video of the assault has been found so far.