New Delhi: A lot of cases of making people a fool on the pretext of giving opportunities in Bollywood, is happening these days and these cases are just overgrowing. Here’s another one. A 32 year aspiring actress has filed an FIR against Altaf Merchant who posed as a producer and abused her on the excuse of giving her opportunities in Bollywood. As per a report in MidDay, Altaf had introduced her to drugs which turned into an addiction and she had to be admitted to a rehab center. The starlet met Altaf through a common friend in 2013.
She shared that in Feb 2014, she had visited Merchant’s home in Bandra and she saw many youngsters consuming drugs there. She felt uncomfortable but Altaf told to try it and she did as she was immature
It is also reported that Merchant took her to his room and caught hold of her hair and forcibly made her sniff something like cocaine. She started bleeding from her nose and fainted. She further revealed that Merchant locked her in the room and raped her. She said that in the morning when she woke up, her head felt heavy and her private parts started paining. The actress also revealed that she had addicted to drugs and when one day when she was searching for her dose in Merchant’s house, she discovered some CDs and photos of other women in intimate positions. She immediately fled to her hometown and Merchant started threatening her of his political connections. She was admitted to a rehab and is now under medication since February.
Meanwhile, Altaf has applied for anticipatory bail in the court.