In yet another incidence of casting couch prevalent in the Odia film industry, a woman filed a complaint against a film producer with the Mahila police here on Friday.
The police recorded her statement under Section 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the complainant was sent for medical examination as she has alleged that she was sexually exploited for a long time. While no arrest has been made in the case, the Mahila police have registered a case basing on the FIR of the woman under Sections 417, 323, 354(C), 506 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
While the accused film producer Pramod Swain has been named in the FIR, it has been alleged that he has been sexually exploiting her on the pretext of casting her in films.
Police Commissioner YB Khurania informed, “A case has been registered at the Mahila PS and investigation has commenced. Action will be taken as per the CrPC provisions.”
Meanwhile, the accused producer has reportedly gone underground.