A Mumbai-based Bollywood movie producer's assistant was arrested here Monday for molesting a married woman on the pretext of giving her a chance to act in a feature film, police said.
Anu Malhotra was charged with wrongful restraint, stalking and insulting conduct.
Police officer Balu Lal said the accused met the nearly 30-year-old victim at a mall three months ago and clicked pictures of her son, saying he needed a child for his upcoming movie.
"After some time he started molesting the woman and sending her obscene pictures and SMS," the officer said.
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