Commenting on Ekta Kapoor’s claim that the victim’s mother openly said that Pearl is innocent, DCP Patil said, “The victim narrated the incident which happened in 2019 on the sets of a TV show. During the investigation, she took the name of the character, the accused was playing in the show. The allegations are not false, there is evidence, so Pearl was arrested. We are investigating further and the truth will come out in the court trial.”
TV actor Pearl V Puri, who was arrested on Friday afternoon by Waliv police station under POSCO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act, in the 2019 minor rape case, will be taken to Thane jail after his RT-PCR test comes negative. The actor was remanded to 14-day judicial custody on Saturday. Sanjay Patil DCP (Zone 2, Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar) , Anyone who is arrested has to undergo a COVID-19 test. Pearl V Puri will also undergo an RT-PCR test and if it is negative, he will be shifted to Thane jail tomorrow. Right now, he is at the Waliv Police station.”
News Source : Indian Express
