What was supposed to be a glittery event and a musical extravaganza turned out to be a nightmare for Raw Star anchor and model Gauahar Khan. Reportedly, a man slapped the Big Boss Season 7 winner during the grand finale of Star Plus show Raw Star.
The 24-year-old man from the audience, Akil Malik, touched Khan and then slapped her, saying she was wearing short clothes, said the police. The man has been arrested by the Mumbai Police. He has been charged with molestation under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code.
Gauhar Khan was attacked and threatened by Akil who said that, "being a Muslim woman, she should not have worn such a short dress", Aarey Colony police said.
According to reports, there were 250 bouncers and 2,500 people present at the venue. Yet, the man managed to break the security cordon and get into an argument with Khan.
The man managed to reach Gauahar when she was being escorted out of the place. Reports say, the actress was shocked and was crying a lot.
"A stunned Gauahar didn't understand what happened. Though the shooting was stopped, Gauahar took a break of an hour to gather her bearings and then reported back on stage to finish the leftover one hour shoot," a leading daily reports.
Malik will be produced at Boriwali Court on Monday.
The actor was shooting at Mumbai's Film City in Goregaon when the incident took place.
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