#MeToo movement: FIR registered against casting director Vicky Sidana

The Versova police station registered an FIR against Bollywood casting

director Vicky Sidana based on a complaint by an actress who had filed a

written complaint with Versova police last month, alleging sexual

harassment by Sidana on two occasions. In her statement, the victim

alleged that in 2013, she met Sidana about auditions for a film, and he

sexually harassed her, police said.

Mumbai Mirror quoted a police officer saying that an FIR under sections

354(A) (sexual harassment), 354 B(assault or use of criminal force to

woman with intent to disrobe), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult

the modesty of a woman) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) was registered

against Sidana by Versova police.

Sidana’s lawyer Shreyansh Mithare meanwhile said that they have filed a defamation case on the allegations