Rape accused Inder Kumar’s wife Pallavi speaks in husband’s defence

Three days after actor Inder Kumar was arrested on charges of rape and assault, his wife Pallavi on Monday spoke out in his defence, saying he was “innocent and was wrongly accused”. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Speaking at her Andheri residence, Pallavi claims that it was in fact the victim who came to Inder’s house on April 23, as well as on the next day. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Pallavi further claimed that the girl had first approached Inder saying that she had been offered a role in a film and that she needed fitness guidance from him as she was unable to afford gym fees. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Bollywood actor Inder Kumar Saraf, arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old model on pretext of getting roles in movies, was on Saturday produced before a court which remanded him in police custody for four days.
Bollywood actor Inder Kumar produced in Holiday Court, Mumbai on Saturday. (IE Photo: Dilip Kagda)

The 40-year-old actor was produced before a Bandra Magisterial Court that remanded him in police custody till April 30. (IE Photo: Dilip Kagda)

Saraf was arrested on Friday after the victim, who is his girlfriend, alleged that the actor had sexually assaulted her since Wednesday night at his suburban Andheri apartment before she escaped from his flat on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday after being held captive, police said. (IE Photo: Dilip Kagda)

The victim also claimed she had been thrashed and hit with a beer bottle by Saraf. She had burn wounds on her body indicating that the actor burnt her with his cigarettes, Versova police said. (IE Photo: Dilip Kagda)

Inder's wife Pallavi is seen interacting with the media in Mumbai on Saturday. (IE Photo: Dilip Kagda)