Small-time actor attacked in extortion bid

Juhu Police registered a case of assault on Friday against alleged members of a political party for attacking small-time actor Bhoop Yaduvanshi.

Juhu Police registered a case of assault on Friday against alleged members of a political party for attacking small-time actor Bhoop Yaduvanshi. Police quoted the actor as saying the assailants demanded Rs 15 lakh from him.

They said the complainant had been receiving extortion calls from a person,who introduced himself as a member of a political partys cinema wing,for the past few weeks.

Yaduvanshi claimed he refused to pay. On Friday,he was allegedly intercepted by a group of people who smashed window shields of his car with a bat.

I also heard a bullet sound, he said,adding,I immediately drove to the police station.

Pratap Dighavkar,DCP (Zone 9) said a complaint had been registered based on the version of the actor who had bruises on his hands.

After investigating the case,we can conclude if the attackers were actually from a political party, another officer said.

The actor features in a soon-to-be-released film.

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