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TV Actor Parth Samthaan Booked Under Molestation Charges

A 20-year-old model has accused Samthaan of molestation.
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MUMBAI -- Popular Indian television actor Parth Samthaan, who became a household name with the success of the show Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan, was on Sunday booked under Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act in Bangur Nagar.

He was booked on molestation complaint filed by a model last month.

A 20-year-old model has accused Samthaan of molestation and has registered a complaint at the Bangar Nagar Police Station.

An FIR was filed against the actor under section 354 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Earlier, Samthaan had accused former friend and TV producer Vikas Gupta of molestation.

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