TV actor Karan Oberoi's bail application, which stated that the FIR against him is "false" and his relationship with the astrologer was "consensual," will be heard by the Dindoshi sessions court in Mumbai today (May 15). The actor, who was sent to 14-day judicial custody by Andheri Court on charges of raping and blackmailing a fashion designer-and-healer in suburban Oshiwara, had filed for bail on Friday (May 10) and the hearing for the same was supposed to take place on Tuesday (May 14). However, after the complainant’s lawyer requested the court for more time to reply to the bail application that has been tendered by Karan’s team, the hearing was postponed by a day. Karan Oberoi Rape Case: Actor Files Bail Plea, Submits Astrologer’s Text Messages as Proof of Consent

For the uninitiated, the actor was arrested on charges of rape and blackmail by a fashion designer-and-healer. According to the victim, the actor was in a relationship with her since 2016 and he established physical relation with her on the pretext of marriage. However, Oberoi, in his bail application, had stated that the victim is an astrologer and both of them met in August 2016 through a dating app. Karan Oberoi Accused of Rape; Actor Sent to Judicial Custody for 14 Days

Also, Oberoi, in a statement to Times of India, had stated, "The very fact that the applicant (Oberoi) and the first informant (the woman) had met through a dating app goes on to show that the intention of either party was not to get into a serious relationship," adding that, it was she who "since inception" did "try to seduce" him by sending photographs. Attaching copies of the exchanges, which are submitted earlier to the police, to the plea, Oberoi said that the copies prove that he never “forced or manipulated” her.

On the professional front, the accused actor has worked in several TV shows including, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Inside Edge, among others. The actor has also appeared in advertising campaigns of FBB, Royal Enfield Riding Apparel, Aldo, Jack & Jones and Lamborghini. Stay tuned for more updates.

 

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