Tanushree's lawyer: Key witness scared to speak due to fear of Nana

In a new development to the Tanushree DuttaNana Patekar sexual harassment case according to her lawyer key witnesses are not coming forward to record their statements before police in the sexual harassment case filed by Tanushree Dutta against veteran actor Nana Patekar and others due to fear of the accusedTanushree Dutta had filed a complaint in October 2018 in which she had alleged that Nana Patekar had inappropriately touched her on the pretext of showing her some dance steps and also insisted on appearing in the song sequence which was ideally supposed to be a solo act This was when Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar were filming on the sets of Horn Ok Pleasss in 2008She had also listed the names of choreographer Ganesh Acharya producer Samee Siddhiqui and director of the film Rakesh Sarang in the complaint filed Based on Tanushrees complaint the police had registered a case against themAlso ReadTanushree Duttas lawyer Cops speaking to those who know nothingTalking to reporters on Friday evening Tanushree Duttas lawyer Nitin Satpute claimed that although many witnesses have recorded their respective statements before the police the key witnesses in the sexual harassment incident are not willing to come forward due to fear of the accusedPolice have recorded the statements of almost 15 witnesses but key eyewitnesses of the incident have not recorded their statements They are not coming forward because of the fear of the accused as they are highly influential people her lawyer saidSatpute said one woman eyewitness is not ready to support Tanushree Duttas version now as she was made to face legal issues 10 years backIf the accused are arrested then the witnesses will feel safe and they will come forward to record their statements he addedHe also dismissed the rumour that police have given a clean chit to Patekar in connection with the case which was registered at Oshiwara police stationNo clean chit has been given to Nana Patekar or other accused It cannot be given orally and can be approved onlyby the concerned magistrate Satpute saidThese rumours are being spread as the accused have stopped getting work in the film industry he addedTanushrees released statementTanushree said in a statement The police have not given any statement about a clean chit to Nana Rumours are being spread The investigation is still ongoing We have come to know that Nanas public relations team is spreading this rumour as the accused is not getting any work in the industry This is an attempt at fixing his public image I urge the media and the public to not jump to conclusions and to check facts doubly before printing anything as too much misinformation is being spread The probe has been slow as witnesses have been receiving constant threat calls from Nanas people and they are scared to record their statements False witnesses have been presented in their place to mislead the investigation Under such circumstances what kind of investigation or justice is possibleShe further said How can the cops give clean chit to one person when I have registered an FIR against four Major foul play is going on here and Nanas team is spreading all sorts of lies I will not let the accused get off the hook so easily An eye for an eye and a decade for a decade till you are forgiven by grace Till you repent and ask for forgiveness I am not dropping this case Let it go on for as long as it canWith inputs from PTITop News Stories Of The DayTV actor claims cops brutally thrashed him and minor brother all nightMan creates fake sex chat profiles after losing housing society pollAngry after his wedding is called off man stabs aunt in Andheri heldMumbai Crime Private firms housekeeper films coworker changing heldWater supply Down to 13 percent Mumbai is running on reserveMumbai Crime Senior citizen thrashed for feeding strays in AndheriTanushree Duttas lawyer Cops speaking to those who know nothingForest department asked to probe snake rescuers death in SewriDenied permission to protest those against reservation cry foulDhule womans death State orders probeBorewells at Cross Maidan become latest Mumbai Metro victimsNishtha Dudeja The Haryana girl who won Miss Deaf Asia 2018 crownAarohi Pandit Mumbai girl is worlds first to cross Atlantic OceanThese photos of politicians working out will give you fitness goalsThe king is dead long live the mantrimid day editorial A warning for those who fight for justiceInternet legend Grumpy Cat passes awayGrumpy Cat passes away Twitter mourns death of internets favourite catCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates