Mumbai, July 16 (IANS)| T-Series company MD Bhushan Kumar has been accused of raping a girl, after which the Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against him on Friday. With this, the issue of the presence of casting couch in the industry is once again raising its head. Casting couch is not a new thing in Bollywood. However, after the MeToo movement, there has been some reduction in it. Coming to this new incident, according to a complaint lodged at DN Nagar police station in Andheri, a 30-year-old model-actress has alleged that between 2017 and 2020, Bhushan Kumar repeatedly accused her of giving her work. raped and physically abused them.
These are the allegations leveled in the year 2017 and then in September 2018, Bollywood actress Tanukshi Dutta made allegations of sexual harassment against Nana Patekar. This is where the MeToo movement started in India.In the allegations leveled against T-Series chief Bhushan Kumar, the victim has not revealed her identity on social media or any other platform, but she has lodged a complaint with the police.
Will Bhushan Kumar prove innocent, will he be able to escape being arrested? Many users on social media believe that Bhushan Kumar will make full use of his power and money to cover up the matter. Many believe that the relationship between these two will be made by mutual consent. The girl must have done this only with the intention of getting work in the film.On Friday, different opinions of people were seen regarding the issue on social media. One wrote, “If the two had come close by mutual consent, how could this be a rape? If she got the job, she wouldn’t complain, right? I’m not supporting this thing in which people benefit.” But the girl herself is not right.”
One wrote, “When the case is of rape, why was there no arrest? Or are the laws different for rich and poor?”One user wrote, “If this is Bollywood, then kuch hona se raha raha.”Some believe that the distinction between rape and consensual sex should be clearly defined before forming an opinion on such matters. One user tweeted, “It’s not rape. It happened with mutual consent. She herself is in bed with him in the greed of getting work.”
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