{"id":10514,"date":"2026-08-09T18:18:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10514"},"modified":"2026-08-09T18:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:18:44","slug":"filmmaker-shakeel-noorani-held-for-rape-blackmail-of-aspiring-actress-mumbai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10514","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani held for rape, blackmail of aspiring actress | Mumbai News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133071956,imgsize-467749,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/filmmaker-shakeel-noorani-held-for-rape-blackmail-of-aspiring-actress.jpg\" alt=\"Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani held for rape, blackmail of aspiring actress\" title=\"Producer-director Shakeel Noorani (73) was arrested on Saturday,\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Producer-director Shakeel Noorani (73) was arrested on Saturday,\">Producer-director Shakeel Noorani (73) was arrested on Saturday,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI: Producer-director <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shakeel-noorani\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakeel Noorani<\/a> (73) was arrested on Saturday from a Mahabaleshwar farmhouse after being on the run for 40 days for allegedly raping an aspiring actress repeatedly over the last four years, threatening to release videos of the assault and inducing a miscarriage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Malwani police produced him before a court, which remanded in police custody till Aug 12.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Sections 64(2)(M) (rape), 123 (causing hurt by means of poison), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 88 (causing miscarriage) of BNS have been invoked against him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>In her complaint, the woman said, Noorani, who is also a scriptwriter, called her to his Malwani residence four years ago under the pretext of discussing a film script, spiked her drink and raped her. <!-- -->She said she lost consciousness and when she came to, he allegedly showed her a video on his phone of the sexual assault and allegedly threatened to circulate it if she approached police or confided in her family. She alleged Noorani subsequently used the video to threaten her and rape her on multiple occasions.<!-- --> She also alleged that he repeatedly gave her contraceptive pills following the alleged sexual assaults.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"sQLTU timeline_pollWrapper_as  \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>Do you believe that laws protecting victims of sexual assault are effective enough?<\/p>\n<div class=\"iN00Z\">\n<div class=\"eG6Oq\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"W30C0\">\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5k+ users already voted today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/polls\/do-you-believe-that-laws-protecting-victims-of-sexual-assault-are-effective-enough\/pollopinions\/133070975.cms?src=articleshow\" class=\"pd_MH\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share Opinion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cHe went into hiding after the FIR was filed 40 days ago. A police team even searched his son\u2019s house in Lokhandwala, Andheri, but there was no trace of him. Using technical assistance, we traced him to a farmhouse in Medha, Satara district. Our counterparts from Medha police station detained him. Our team then took his custody,\u201d said a Malwani police officer.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>DCP (zone 2) Sandip Ghuge said the police team had been gathering details since the complaint was filed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Noorani\u2019s lawyer, Vikas Singh Goar, told <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">TOI<\/span> that he was falsely implicated and refused to offer more comments as the matter is in court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Noorani\u2019s films include \u2018Vishnu Devaa\u2019 (1991), \u2018Shreeman Aashique\u2018 (1993), \u2018Bade Dilwala\u2018 (1999), and \u2018Joru Ka Ghulam\u2019 (2000).<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/filmmaker-shakeel-noorani-held-for-rape-blackmail-of-aspiring-actress\/articleshow\/133070739.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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