Alok Nath sends defamation notice to Vinta Nanda who accused actor of rape

Alok's lawyer has sent the notice to Nanda, who worked with the former in Hindi serial Tara.

However, Nanda, in a Facebook post, said she did not get any defamation notice yet.

She said on Facebook, "I have heard from the media only, that Mr #AlokNath has filed a defamation suit against me. We, on the other hand, have not received any intimation regarding it as yet. We will respond to the notice once we get it and I assure all of you that we will fight this battle right till the end. I thank each and everyone of you who is by my side and supporting me through this.

"I know the media wants answers instantaneously, but I request everyone to hold on till we get back to you as there is a process that we must follow. Meanwhile Naarad Anusha Srinivasan Iyer is there for all of you to call. She will inform you about our official stand, which is as a matter of fact, no different from what I have already said here."

Daya ago, Nanda took to social media to share her own experience, accusing actor Alok Nath, who is known for portraying "Sanskari" (traditional/honourable) roles, of rape.

In a long Facebook post, Nanda waited till the last line to refer to Alok indirectly by calling him "Sanskari".

Recounting her experience on the sets of Hindi serial Tara, Nanda said an "alcoholic" Alok had harassed the lead actress of the show.

She wrote in the post, "He was an alcoholic, shameless and obnoxious but he was also the television star of that decade, so not only was he forgiven for all his bad behaviour but many of the guys would egg him on to be his worst. My lead female actor was being harassed by him.

"He would mess with her on the sets and everyone would be silent. When she complained to us, we decided to let him go."

Nanda added, "He continued to drink till the time he was called for the shot. When the moment came and the camera rolled, he felt up our female lead and very viciously. My lead actress slapped him."

After the television show had ended, Nanda said, Alok had raped her after allegedly spiking her drinks while she attended they attended a party.

Her post reads, "All I knew at the time was that I had to get home. I could sense it wouldn’t be right for me to stay there any longer. I started to walk home on the empty streets although the distance to my own house was long. Midway I was accosted by this man who was driving his own car and he asked me to sit in it and said he would drop me home.

"I trusted him and sat in his car. I have faint memory after that. I can remember more liquor being poured into my mouth and I remember being violated endlessly.

"When I woke up the next afternoon, I was in pain. I hadn’t just been raped, I was taken to my own house and had been brutalised."

The revelations came days after Tanushree accused Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of 2008 Hindi movie Horn Ok Pleassss.

Apart from Nanda, two other women have accused Alok of sexually harassing them. One of the two accusers was actress Sandhya Mridul while the other kept her identity hidden.

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