<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><strong><img title="Karim Morani with his wife Zara" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jan/karim-rape-case.jpg" alt="Karim Morani with his wife Zara" />Karim Morani. File Pic</strong></em></span></p>
<p>While everyone was focussed on the verdict in Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's Arms Act case on Wednesday, Hyderabad Police were quietly set to make headlines by booking another Bollywood celeb.</p>
<p>Hyderabad Police took producer of hit Bollywood film Chennai Express and a close friend of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Karim Morani, was booked on charges of raping and blackmailing a Delhi-based woman on promise of marriage ;on Wednesday afternoon.</p>
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<p lang="ro" dir="ltr">Hyderabad: Police register a rape case against Film Producer Karim Morani</p>
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<p>The woman, aged around 25, lodged a complaint with&nbsp;Hayathnagar Police under Rachakonda police commissionerate&nbsp;last week alleging that Morani had "raped" her in Mumbai and&nbsp;at a film studio here in 2015, DCP (LB Nagar Zone) Tafseer&nbsp;Iqubal told PTI.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">SRK &amp; close friend Karim Morani at Olive Bar <a href="https://t.co/vUfco4VlKZ">pic.twitter.com/vUfco4VlKZ</a></p>
&mdash; SRK Universe (@SRKUniverse) <a href="https://twitter.com/SRKUniverse/status/736819174421336065">May 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>"She accused Morani of raping her on different occasions&nbsp;in Mumbai and here by promising to marry her. The alleged incident took place during 2015," the senior police officer&nbsp;said, adding "We have taken up the investigation."</p>
<p>Following the complaint a case under IPC sections 417 (cheating), 376 (rape) 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation), 493 (cohabitation caused by a man&nbsp;deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage) and other relevant sections of IPC has been filed, the DCP said.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">SRK with Karim Morani Today <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GlobalCitizenFestivalIndia?src=hash">#GlobalCitizenFestivalIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/C9l9EfaH7X">pic.twitter.com/C9l9EfaH7X</a></p>
&mdash; SRK EGYPT FAN CLUB &trade; (@SRKEGYPTFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SRKEGYPTFC/status/799981521788616704">November 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Further probe is on, said the officer. Morani could not be reached for comments.</p>
<p>Karim Morani has produced several movies like 'Yodha' and 'Dum'. He was also the producer of SRK's 'Happy New Year', Chennai Express', 'Ra.One' and 'Dilwale'.</p>
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<p lang="nl" dir="ltr">Sweet &eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u008a<br />SRK ( <a href="https://twitter.com/iamsrk">@iamsrk</a> ) &amp; Zoa Morani in Hyderabad <a href="http://t.co/o0mdjbGpTE">pic.twitter.com/o0mdjbGpTE</a></p>
&mdash; Flyaway (@befree000) <a href="https://twitter.com/befree000/status/647325547253645312">September 25, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p><em><strong>(With Agency Inputs)</strong></em></p>

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