Tanushree Dutta breaks silence on court rejecting her MeToo complaint against Nana Patekar

In a major blow for Tanushree Dutta, a court in Mumbai has rejected her request contesting the relief provided to veteran actor Nana Patekar in the #MeToo case she initiated against him. The actor is not disheartened by the ruling and is, in fact, inspired to pursue her struggle with greater enthusiasm.

The actor took to her Instagram Stories to react to the new update in the case. She wrote, “Hello everyone, I have very good news to share!! The court has cancelled the B-summary report filed by the Mumbai Police on the Horn ok please sexual harassment complaint against Nana Patekar and others. The police had tried to close the case in 2019 by citing a false and malicious B-summary report without even talking to any of my witnesses, meanwhile my witnesses all were getting threats by Nana’s goons and underworld liasons. Recently one of our prime witness directly deposited her testimony against Patekar in court and corroborated my whole complaint and also the fact that she was pressured into silence by unknown men threatening her over fone. The court took cognizance of this witness testimony via a filed affidavit and came to the conclusion that the B summary report by the police cannot be accepted by court. So we have won this case and now the Mumbai Police will have to file a chargesheet on the matter”.

She wrote, “Me and my legal team have won the case, and any media house that is printing a false totally opposite story will have to answer the court and will by default become a party to the harassment case. The court has dismissed/ cancelled/refused to take cognizance of the B-summary report filed by police on the 2008 harassment incident on the Horn ok please movie set. Nana Patekar tried to close the case on himself by filing a B summary but court has rejected it. So the case is still open and the police will have to file a chargesheet on the case against Nana. Stop spreading fake news because this is my season of victory. Chargesheet will be filed soon on Nana Patekar and others as police have no other option now”.

The actor also requested the court to explain the judgment.

“Court language is complicated and he has taken advantage of it. Please verify facts before printing. You can get the court order official copy and verify what the decree actually means instead of just printing what a PR team gives you,” she wrote, while leveling new accusations at Nana Patekar.

On Friday, a city magistrate’s court in Andheri dismissed two criminal cases involving sexual harassment filed against actor Nana Patekar and three others by actress Tanushree Dutta during the ‘Me Too’ movement.

The initial FIR was filed at the Oshiwara police station on October 5, 2018, and the subsequent one was lodged five days after. The FIRs related to two events that were reportedly occurred in March 2008 and October 2010. Tanushree accused Nana Patekar, Ganesh Acharya, Rakesh Sarang, and Abdul Sami Abdul Gani Siddhiqui of ‘outraging and disrespecting her modesty on the Horn Ok Pleassss film set.

The Oshiwara police investigation uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing and determined that the allegations were untrue. The police had thus submitted summary reports to conclude the proceedings.