FIR filed against filmmaker Rahul Rawail, family

An FIR has been filed against Bollywood filmmaker Rahul Rawail and his family for allegedly beating up one Janet Iyer on Saturday. Janet Balachandran Iyer, who is the chairperson of the Elohim Bible Group, had filed the police complaint at the Bandra Police Station. A member of the group, Napoleon Pacheco, informed, "At around 8.30pm, we were through with our meeting and members were leaving the premises, when suddenly, Rawail's son Bharat and wife assaulted Iyer. They hit her so much that she started bleeding profusely." Iyer confirmed the news, saying, "They hit me repeatedly against the door frame and wall due to which I started bleeding. Rawail and his family has a problem with the number of people who come to the office”. The Elohim Bible Group’s office is on the second and third floor of the Vaz Bungalow building in Bandra (W) ground floor of which is the residence of theBetaabandArjunfame filmmaker. However, Rahul defended his wife and son, saying the woman is a nuisance.

Rahul said, "My son definitely did not beat up this Janet Iyer. She is a mad woman. She is a nuisance. She belongs to a cult. Almost every day, she brings three to four hundred people to my building at 4.30am. What is this if not harassment?" Janet informed, “Rahul’s family has repeatedly abused us, saying we belong to a cult and raised questions about the type of people visiting us. On our part, we've been trying to make things comfortable for everyone. For instance, we've got us her to help members leave the premises quietly. But Rawail, it seems, is not agreeable. He has a problem even when these people are seen in the compound during entry and exit."