'Pained' by sexual assault charges, Anurag Kashyap to 'pursue legal remedies’

After Anurag Kashyap rubbished the allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him by actor Payal Ghosh, his lawyer now has released an official statement on behalf of the filmmaker. It clearly states that all the allegations levied against him are completely false and that he will pursue the matter through legal means.

Mumbai: After denying the sexual assault allegations against him, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has now released a statement via lawyer Priyanka Khimani on the accusations by actor Payal Ghosh. It clearly states that all the allegations levied against him are completely false and that he will pursue the matter through legal means.

The statement reads, "My client, Anurag Kashyap, has been deeply pained by the false allegations of sexual misconduct that have recently surfaced against him. These allegations are completely false, malicious and dishonest. It is said that a social movement as important as the #metoo movement has been co-opted by vested interests and reduced to a mere tool for character assassination. Fictitious allegations of this nature seriously undermine the movement and seek to unconscionably trade upon the pain and trauma of actual victims of sexual harassment and abuse. My client has been advised about his rights and remedies in law and intends to pursue them to the fullest extent - Priyanka Khimani."

• And here is the statement from my lawyer @PriyankaKhimani .. on my behalf .. thank You pic.twitter.com/0eXwNnK5ZI

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  And here is the statement from my lawyer @PriyankaKhimani .. on my behalf .. thank You pic.twitter.com/0eXwNnK5ZI

  — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) September 20, 2020

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  And here is the statement from my lawyer @PriyankaKhimani .. on my behalf .. thank You pic.twitter.com/0eXwNnK5ZI

  — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) September 20, 2020

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Along with the post, Anurag wrote, "And here is the statement from my lawyer @PriyankaKhimani .. on my behalf .. thank You."

Payal, who accused Anurag of molesting and treating her badly at his house, will be filing an official complaint against the filmmaker at Oshiwara Police station in Mumbai today on September 21. According to her, she tried to open up about it several times, but her family and close friends asked her to be silent to avoid any problem in the future.

Following her allegations, Kashyap’s friends and Bollywood counterparts came out to support the filmmaker and vouch for him.