Maharashtra: Film producer held for ‘harassing, cheating’ wife

NAVI MUMBAI: Panvel city police have arrested a 42-year-old film producer, a resident of

Karanjade village

in Panvel taluka, following his 31-year-old wife’s complaint of alleged physical and mental harassment, unnatural sex and cheating her monetarily.

Sanjay Joshi, police inspector (crime), Panvel city police station, said the producer was arrested on Wednesday from

Ahmednagar

where he was shooting for his upcoming movie. In January, he was arrested by Hinjewadi police for allegedly cheating an actor and producer of Rs 30 lakh by reneging on his agreement to purchase rights of a movie, said Joshi. He was sent to police custody till Friday and thereafter to judicial custody.