#MeToo: Tara producer files police complaint against sexual harassment, rape accused Alok Nath
Tara writer-producer who had earlier accused veteran actor Alok Nath of rape, has filed a police complaint against him on Wednesday. The writer accused him of sexually violating her 19 years ago. The complaint was lodged at the Oshiwara police station, she said in a statement.
"The police was very co-operative and they took my statement. It was not easy for me to give my statement as it is like reliving your pain. We have given a written complaint against Alok Nath and they registered the same," she said, adding that she gave her statement to a female police sub-inspector.
Amid the #MeToo movement that got sparked in India after Tanushree Dutta renewed a decade-old allegation against Nana Patekar, Tara fame writer came out about her unsavoury experience with Alok, who has for years enjoyed a holier than thou image on-screen.
Several others also came out about their experiences with Alok, leading film and television associations like CINTAA (Cine and Television Artistes Association) and IFTDA (Indian Film and Television Directors' Association) to send him notices.
Alok had rejected IFTDA's notice on the ground that no police complaint had been filed against him. Instead, he filed a civil defamation suit against the woman producer, demanding a written apology and compensation of one rupee.
Her lawyer had said on Monday that her client will remain undaunted in her fight against the sexual violation she faced even if defamation suits come her way.
(With IANS Inputs)
