NEW DELHI: Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a crew member during the shooting of a Bollywood film in Prayagraj.
The incident took place on 27 August on Thornhill Road, where the team of
Pati, Patni Aur Woh 2, starring
Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, was filming.
Zoheb Solapurwala, the production head of BR Chopra Films, was reportedly attacked by some local residents.
A formal complaint was filed the next day by the company’s line producer, Saurabh Tiwari, at Civil Lines Police Station.
Prayagraj’s Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (City), Abhijeet Kumar, confirmed the arrest of the main accused, identified as Meraj Ali.
Police said an investigation is under way, though the exact reason behind the assault has not yet been disclosed.
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