A 30-year-old girl accused industrialist Sajjan Jindal of raping her after promising to marry her, a charge denied by the billionaire on Sunday (December 17). Jindal described the allegations as “false and baseless”. The girl, whose social media profile described her as an actor, claimed that she met Jindal, 64, the chairman and managing director of the USD 23-billion JSW Group, at a cricket match in Dubai a number of years in the past, resulting in their friendship and subsequently to the industrialist getting interested in her.
The alleged sexual assault befell on January 23 this 12 months contained in the JSW Group headquarters, the Mumbai girl claimed, whereas additionally including that the industrialist had promised to marry her.
She approached the police on February 16. An FIR was filed on the BKC police station in Mumbai on December 13 below sections 376 (rape), 354 (outraging modesty of a lady) and 506 (prison intimidation) of the IPC.
What did Jindal say?
In a press release issued on Sunday night, Jindal denied the allegations as being false and baseless.
“He is committed to providing full cooperation throughout the investigation. As the investigation is ongoing, we will refrain from commenting further at this stage. We kindly request you to respect the privacy of the family,” stated the assertion, issued by the industrialist in his private capability.
The girl had claimed that she first met Jindal within the VIP field of the Dubai stadium, the place they exchanged contact numbers.
She claimed that she later met Jindal inside a star lodge in suburban Bandra and south Mumbai’s Jindal Mansion and likewise went on a drive with him in a automobile earlier than the alleged sexual assault.
In the FIR, she talked about that Jindal has been avoiding contact together with her because the alleged sexual assault.
(With PTI inputs)
