In PICS: Bollywood celebrities who are accused of rape
The producer of Bollywood blockbuster "Chennai Express", Karim Morani, has been booked for allegedly raping a Delhi-based woman on promise of marriage on Wednesday. The complainant, aged around 25, alleged that Morani raped her in Mumbai and also at a film studio in Hyderabad in 2015 after promising to marry her. The woman lodged a complaint with Hayathnagar police under Rachakonda police commissionerate near Hyderabad. A police officer said a case under sections 417 (cheating), 376 (rape) 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation), 493 (cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the producer. However the producer, however, denied the allegations. Karim is not the only actor who has been charged with rape. Here is a list of other Bollywood celebrities who were charged with rape in the past.