Jeetendra Charged With Sexual Assault By Cousin; Denies Allegations

Veteran Bollywood actor Jeetendra has been accused of sexually harassing his cousin, who has come forward to file a police complaint 47 years after the alleged incident. Jeetendra termed the charges on him “baseless” and a “miserable effort by a jealous competitor to disrupt his business activities”.

Jeetendra, whose real name is Ravi Kapoor, is the son of the victim’s father’s sister.

The victim made the allegation in a police complaint filed with Himachal Pradesh’s Director General of Police.

Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee representing Actor Jeetendra rubbished the charges saying “Foremost my client (Jeetendra) specifically and categorically denies any such incident. Besides even otherwise such baseless, ridiculous and fabricated claims cannot be entertained by any Court of law or the law enforcement agencies after a span of almost 50 years. The Statute has provided a justice delivery system through the Courts, and the Limitation Act 1963 was specifically enacted to ensure that all genuine complaints are made within a maximum time limit of three years so that a proper investigation is carried out and timely justice is delivered.

Besides I want to make it specifically clear that the law does not give any person any rights or liberties of making any baseless, ridiculous or fabricated claims against any man publicly and seek to defame him with a hidden personal agenda. Media is therefore advised to cautiously refrain from giving any importance to such ridiculous, baseless and fabricated claims, and they should not participate in any way whatsoever in defaming or assassinating the character of any man in such cases.