(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Ness is in a mess.
industrialist ness wadia was on saturday booked over an alleged molestation charge made by his former girlfriend actress preity zinta. the bombay dyeing scion denied the charges while preity said “i’ve truth by my side”.
the first information report (fir) was lodged on the basis of a detailed written complaint handed over at the marine drive police station by zinta late on thursday.
an investigating officer said police have started calling witnesses and will also scan the cctv footage of the alleged incident which took place on may 30 in mumbai during an indian premier league (ipl) match. police may contemplate action against wadia after questioning witnesses and examining video clips of the ipl match in mumbai a fortnight ago.
meanwhile zinta took to her facebook page real preity zinta to give a detailed account of the matter.
her statement read: “i may not be super wealthy and powerful but i have truth by my side and i’ve worked very hard all my life and tried to earn respect for myself as a self-made professional. it saddens me that no one at work or around ever stood up for me in the past when i was abused and insulted publicly.
“this time i was left with no option but to take this stern step as this incident happened in front of way too many people. ironically what happened at wankhede is being diluted by every other fabricated story about my character except the truth of what happened. i’m sure the witnesses will speak the truth and i trust and believe that the police will do their job fairly and quickly.”
she further said that “no woman likes to be involved in a controversy like this which makes her open and vulnerable for all to take a dig at.”
“i have worked for over 15 years in the film industry and have never been subject to such humiliating behaviour and for that i really want to thank all the men that worked with me. through all our highs and lows my head was always held high” said preity who made her acting debut with dil se.. in 1998.
bold and frank the actress said: “every human being has a limit to how much they can take; some of us foolishly call it strength and try to look ahead focusing on the positives of work and life. all these years i have never said anything about him (ness) in the media but now i have no choice.”
she hoped the media and her supporters will “focus on the issue and the incident that happened in wankhede and not turn this and me into a tv soap”.
“this is not easy for me and my intention is not to harm anyone but simply to protect myself and to stand up for myself. i don’t want any sympathy from anyone but i will sincerely appreciate it if people do not try to take away my dignity in the process of my fight for respect at my workplace. i think after all these years i deserve it and i’m not asking for too much.”
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