TV serial Ek Veer Ki Ardaas…Veera’s executive producer Mukesh Mishra got punished with 7 years of life imprisonment for raping an actress from the same show. He was also asked for the penalty of Rs 5000 for this crime that he reportedly committed on December 12, 2012. The 31-year-old actress revealed that he gave her a lift on his bike to the sets and raped her in the make room.

It is being reported that the actress was told by the producer to be at Jogeshwari station where the bus for the crew was arranged. However, he then offered her a lift to the set on his own bike claiming that the bus would run late. On reaching the set, he followed her to make up room and raped her.

According to other media reports, a sweeper working at the location saw the man entering the make up room and his statement as a witness was recorded in this case. Also, the entry records of both the individuals were registered which matched the accusations. The producer also allegedly threatened the actress of unpleasant consequences, if she told this to anybody.

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