Payal Ghosh Says Anurag Kashyap Lied To The Mumbai Police, Wants Him To Take A Lie Detector And Polygraph Test

Anurag Kashyap was summoned by the Mumbai Police on 1 October in connection with the alleged sexual assault case filed against him by actor Payal Ghosh. The filmmaker reached suburban Versova police station around 10 am along with his two associates to record his statement and the police questioned him for more than eight hours, an official said. His lawyer too reached the police station after some time.

While Anurag has vehemently denied all allegations, Payal Ghosh has now reacted to Anurag Kashyap’s statement to the Mumbai Police. Kashyap’s lawyer claimed that he has given the proof of being out of the country when the alleged incident took place, the actress brushed it off by calling the same a lie.

Anurag Kashyap’s lawyer Priyanka Khimani had disclosed that in his statement to the police, Anurag Kashyap had provided the evidence and refused the alleged incident. “Mr. Kashyap has denied all wrongdoing in the matter and has provided his statement to the police. The material provided by Mr. Kashyap, in support of his statement, demonstrates that the complaint of Ms. Ghosh is an outright lie. Mr. Kashyap has provided documentary proof of the fact that throughout August, 2013 he was away in Sri Lanka in connection with the shooting of one of his films. Mr. Kashyap has categorically denied that any such alleged incident ever took place and has also denied all allegations levelled against him. These sudden, belated allegations of an alleged incident of August, 2013 have been widely publicised by the Complainant for the purpose of vilifying Mr. Kashyap, irrespective of the outcome of the judicial process. Mr. Kashyap is confident that the falsity of the complaint has been exposed, not only by the evidence presented by Mr. Kashyap, but also the ever-shifting version of events put forth by Ms. Ghosh in the media.”

Reacting to the same, Payal took to her twitter handle, to announce that her lawyer is moving an application to conduct Narco Analysis, Lie Detector Test of Mr. Kashyap, she wrote, “Mr. Kashyap has lied before police in his statement.. My Lawyer is moving an application to conduct Narco Analysis, Lie Detector & Polygraph Test of Mr. Kashyap to find out the truth. Today application will be filed to the police station, for the interest of Justice."  

The actress has filed an F.I.R against Anurag under Indian Penal Code Sections 376 (I) (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty,), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 342 (wrongful confinement).