Actor Inder Kumar sent to judicial custody till 13 May in rape case

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Inder Kumar Saraf, arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old model after promising to giving her roles in movies, was today remanded to judicial custody till 13 May, according to reports. India Today tweeted that the actor had been remanded to judicial custody:  The 40-year-old actor was previously remanded in police custody till 30 April by a Bandra Magisterial Court. [caption id=“attachment_1503293” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Courtesy: Facebook[/caption] Saraf was arrested on 25 April after the victim, who is his girlfriend, alleged that the actor had sexually assaulted her at his suburban Andheri apartment before she escaped from his flat. The victim also claimed she had been thrashed and hit with a beer bottle by Saraf. She had burn wounds on her body indicating that the actor burnt her with his cigarettes, Versova police said. The actor has worked in Bollywood movies Wanted, Maa Tujhhe Salaam, Baaghi, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and Masoom, among others. During the interrogation, Saraf, however, claimed he had consensual sex with the woman, police said. 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 to complain against Saraf.