Bhushan Kumar booked for rape, T- series calls it a case of extortion

T-Series Managing director Bhushan Kumar, the son of music baron the late Gulshan Kumar, has been booked for allegedly raping a woman repeatedly on the pretext of giving her a job in his company.

The FIR was lodged by the Mumbai police on Thursday following a complaint filed by a 30-year-old woman, who alleged that she was sexually assaulted between September 2017 till last August. She also claimed that Kumar threatened to harm her.

A senior officer said: “An FIR has been registered under sections 376 (rape), 420 (cheating), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.” against Kumar.

In a statement, T Series denied all allegations, claiming that the woman wanted to seek fund for a web series she wanted to produce which was politely refused. Thereafter, In June, she “started approaching the T-Series banner in collusion with her accomplice, demanding huge sum of money as extortion amount”.

It further adds that T-series has evidence that the woman has been a part of film and music videos. They also have evidence in the form of audio recording for the extortion attempt and the same shall be provided to investigating agency. The present complaint filed by her is nothing but a counter blast to the complaint filed against her and her accomplice for the offence of extortion. Consequently, a police complaint was filed by T-Series against the extortion bid on July 1.

In 2019 during the #MeToo, an unnamed woman had accused Kumar of asking for sexual favors by offering a 3-film deal. The case was later withdrawn.

Meanwhile, the police has confirmed they have received a complaint from T-Series against the woman and an investigation is underway.