It was consensual sex, not rape, claims actor Inder Kumar

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Inder Kumar Saraf who was arrested for raping a 23-year-old woman has said that it was an act of consensual sex and that he did not rape her. The model, who is also his girlfriend, has accused him of raping her on the pretext of giving her roles in films. The victim also claimed she had been thrashed and hit with a beer bottle by Inder Kumar. She had burn wounds on her body indicating that the actor burnt her with his cigarettes, Versova police has said.

The actor has worked in Bollywood movies 'Wanted', 'Maa Tujhhe Salaam', 'Baaghi', 'Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi' and 'Masoom', among others. During the entire interrogation, Saraf maintained that he had consensual sex with the woman.

As per the complaint from the victim, the actor was booked under sections 376 (Punishment for Rape), 324 (causing grievous hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement) and 506 (2)(criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the police said. The actor has a troubled relationship with his wife due to which the couple are living separately in the same building. According to police, the actor and his wife had heated arguments over several issues earlier following which she had been to police station also complaining against Saraf.