Nivin Pauly revealed this is not the first time that he has been dragged into a sexual harassment case. During a press conference he hosted following the news that he has been booked in a rape case with five others, Nivin said that an FIR was filed against him a month and a half ago as well. He said he got a call from the police officer handling the case. When he shared his side of the story, the case was deemed fake and was closed.
“The circle inspector read out the FIR to me over the phone. I told him that I did not know her. At that time, it was termed a fake case. I asked the inspector if I should file a counter complaint, but he advised me not to waste my time. I have not yet read the new FIR,” Nivin Pauly said, as reported by One India.
The new FIR has been registered under various IPC sections, including section 376 (rape). The survivor filed a complaint in Ernakulam in which she claimed she was brought to Dubai by the actor under the garb of offering a role. The incident happened in Dubai in last November.
Nivin Pauly has been named the sixth accused in the complaint, and Malayalam producer AK Sunil has been named as the second accused. Oonnukal police has registered the case. They’ll be transferring it to the SIT formed by the government to probe these new allegations. As of now, FIRs have been registered against nine film personalities, which include Mukesh, Siddique, Jayasurya, Edavela Babu, Maniyan Pillai Raju, directors Ranjith, V. K. Prakash, production executives Vichu and Noble after women actresses registered complaints.
Following the allegations, Nivin took to Instagram and X to issue a statement. He called the rumours ‘baseless.’ He also mentioned that he does not know the woman and has never met her.
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