Television actor Rohit Chandel has landed in legal trouble after being arrested for allegedly stalking and harassing a 16-year-old co-actor. Booked under the POCSO Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the actor was sent to judicial custody. Police claim he confessed to repeatedly trying to meet the minor despite being blocked.

Rohit Chandel confesses to harassing minor

According to The Times of India, Vitthal Laxman Aardekar, Senior PI, Ghatkopar Police, said, “He was arrested and taken to court. The court gave him judicial custody. He was stalking. He is in judicial custody. It depends on the court how long it will be for. Rohit didn’t deny it. He confessed that he used to go to meet her. The girl is a minor. They were co-actors. She said he was pressurising her. He stays in Dahisar, and he would travel to Ghatkopar. He would call her despite her blocking him.”