Industrialist Ness Wadia was on Saturday booked over an alleged molestation charge made by his former girlfriend and actress Preity Zinta. The Bombay Dyeing scion denied the charges, while Preity said,
“I’ve truth by my side.”
The first information report (FIR) was lodged on the basis of a detailed written complaint handed over at the Marine Drive police station by Zinta late Thursday.
But Wadia has said the charges were ‘baseless’
and he was ‘shocked at the complaint.’
An investigating officer said police have started calling witnesses and will also scan the CCTV footage of the alleged incident, which took place May 30 in Mumbai during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.
Wadia, who along with Zinta co-owns the IPL
franchise Kings XI Punjab, issued a statement
Saturday denying her allegations.
“I am shocked at the complaint and the allegations made against me are totally false and
baseless,” Wadia said.
Police may contemplate action against Wadia after questioning witnesses and examining video clips
of the IPL match in Mumbai a fortnight ago.
