#MeToo: Alok Nath granted anticipatory bail in rape case filed by Vinta Nanda
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Dindoshi Sessions Court on Saturday granted an anticipatory bail to actor Alok Nath, who was accused of rape by writer-producer Vinta Nanda in the wake of the #MeToo movement in Bollywood last year, media reports said.
Nanda alleged she was drugged and raped by the actor 19 years ago when they were working together in a TV show.
The victim had first made the allegations against Nath on Facebook on October 8.
In the post, she claimed her drink was spiked by the actor at his house during a party. She said that when she left his house feeling uneasy, Nath had offered to drop her home in his car, but instead took her to another location where he allegedly raped her.
After the victim’s post, Nath’s wife Ashu Singh had submitted a complaint seeking an FIR against the victim for defamation.
A week later, Nath filed civil defamation case seeking Re 1 as damages. This was, however, dismissed by the Bombay City Civil and Sessions Court which found that neither of them could claim to have been defamed by the Facebook post.
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