 "Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal wins sexual harassment case against 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' producer Asit Modi")
On the evening of Monday (19 June), a case against Asit Kumarr Modi, producer of the popular sitcom, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Sohail Ramani (Operations Head), and Jatin Bajaj (Executive Producer) was registered by Powai Police.
Based on a complaint filed by actress Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, they had been booked under IPC sections 354 and 509. Almost a year later, the actress has won the case against Modi.
Jennifer Mistry told ETimes, “Asit Kumar Modi has been ordered to pay me my due amount and an additional compensation for deliberately withholding my payment, totalling around Rs 25-30 lakh. An extra Rs 5 lakh is imposed on Mr Modi for harassment. The verdict was out on 15th Feb 2024, but I was asked not to share it in the media.”
“This verdict clears that my case was not fabricated, and I wasn’t seeking cheap publicity. While I’m glad my harassment was recognized, I don’t feel I’ve received proper justice yet,” Jennifer added.
On filing a FIR
Last year, the actress told Pinkvilla, “I was called to the police station yesterday (Monday, June 19) evening. I reached there at 7:30 PM and I was there till 12:30 AM, and finally, the FIR has been registered. I’ve been told by the cops that they will call me whenever they need any information next. The law will take its course, whatever I could do, I have done. Mainly, the FIR has been registered because it was stuck for the past many days, and that’s a huge thing.”
What happened between Jennifer and Asit?
For the unversed, Jennifer accused producer Asit Modi of sexual harassment and mentioned that he told her, ‘Tumhare honth bahut sundar lag rahe hain, pakadkar kiss kar loon. Tum akele room mein kya karti ho? Mere room mein aa jao. Tumhari room partner toh chali jaati hai, tum mere room mein aa jaya karo, whiskey peete hain. (You’ve got attractive lips, feel like kissing them. What do you do alone in your room? Anyway, your room partner leaves, come join me in my room and let’s have whiskey.)
She also alleged that Sohail Ramani and Jatin Bajaj mentally tortured her.
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