The Mumbai Police on Monday arrested Bhojpuri film producer Upendrakumar Verma for circulating sexually explicit content from his short film on social media. The clip which went viral on several pornographic websites features a 28-year-old actress. It was first uploaded on YouTube where it gained thousands of views. The video contains unedited clips of bath scenes from the film.

The actress was alerted about the viral video by her friends. The Times of India reported that the victim told Verma about the incident to which he paid a deaf ear. Despite multiple requests, Verma refused to delete them from the internet. The footage has now been taken up atleast by three porn websites.

After the actress filed an FIR on January 28, police caught the director from his relative's salon at Andheri West on Monday. Reportedly, he had been absconding for the last two months. Verma had contacted the actress for a role in his upcoming movie. It was shot at Verma's office in Versova over three days. Verma is said to be in police custody till April 5.

The victim stated in the complaint, "The film was shot in three days at Verma's Mhada office in Andheri (West) last year. While a bath scene was being shot, my towel came undone, which Verma shot. He cleared my payment and, while leaving his office, I requested him to delete that particular scene, which he assured he would. A few days later, I learnt from friends and relatives about the unedited bath scene being uploaded on YouTube. It was later picked up by three porn sites."

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