Television actor of TV series Naagin 3 fame Pearl Puri (31) was arrested on Friday by Waliv police in Vasai (east) on charges of raping a minor girl.
He has been remanded to police custody and booked for rape and under section of The
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act, said Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) DCP, Zone 2, Sanjay Patil.
Police said that it is an old case in which a minor girl had alleged that Puri had taken sexual favours from her by promising her a career in TV serials.
He has been arrested by Waliv Police Station (MBVV Commissionerate). Amboli Police Station assisted.
Puri who has been acting in television serials for over nine years had befriended the girl, said the police.
He has been remanded to police custody.
Sandhya Nair, Assistant Editor at The Times of India, Mumbai. Wri...
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