'He was a good father, TV star is framing him'

While the husband of the TV actor who was booked for allegedly molesting her teen daughter was let out on bail on Tuesday his friend Akhlaque Khan who is an actor and writer has come to his defence stating that all the allegations against the accused are baselessKhan is an actor and writer hailing from Dhanbad in Jharkhand He resides in Mumbai and has worked with the accused Speaking to midday he said All the allegations raised against my friend are baseless It has been alleged that he used to create a ruckus in the house beat the actress and her daughter under the influence of alcohol so let me say very clearly here that he never ever drinks alcohol and would never pass such ugly commentsKhans comments come after the actresss exhusband claimed that the accused had molested his 19yearold daughter back in 2010 midday reported his allegations on August 13 in I caught him leching at my daughter and slapped himAlso ReadTV actor and father blames actress exwife for their daughter being molestedCared for the daughterKhan further said He is a close friend I have known him for the past 15 years and we have often worked together He is a very kindhearted person and a good father too He cared for his daughter more than his twoandahalfyearold son He had even kept his photo with her as his display picture on WhatsApp for years When I asked him why he did not keep his sons photo as his display picture he said it is because he loves his daughter a lotKhan added As a father he has the right to be aware and ask his daughter about what she is doing and where shes going for her own good Even if he scolds her he has the right to do so The Samata Nagar police had registered a case against the accused on Sunday for allegedly molesting her 19yearold daughter for the last two years According to police sources the accused who is the second husband of the actor allegedly harassed his stepdaughter whenever she was alone at home He would pass vulgar comments make derogatory remarks about her body and repeatedly ask her if she was in a relationshipAlso ReadMumbai TV star gets hubby booked for talking dirty to daughter in KandivliLawyer cries conspiracyThe accused was on Tuesday granted a cash bail of Rs 15000 by the Borivli Metropolitan Magistrate court His lawyer Shailesh Shrivastava said My client who had never been married before married a woman who had a 12yearold daughter Despite that he fulfilled the duty of being a husband and a father He lives in the same neighbourhood as his mother but stays at his wifes house Playing the role of a responsible father he raised the girl and sent her to school The mother had no control over daughter and when he tried to control the teenager she felt bad The daughter also got support from the actresss mother Nobody wanted his interference in the family so everyone made a charge under a well thoughtout conspiracy The actress wanted to get away from my clientHe further said that all the sections included in the FIR were bailable offences but the actress misguided the police and forced them to include section 67A publishing or transmitting or causing to be published or transmitted in the electronic form any material which contains sexually explicit act or conduct of the IT Act so the accused does not get bailThe complainant has alleged my client used to show her obscene images and videos But he never sent or circulated any such videos or messages Thus this section is not applicable I brought this point forward at the honourable court because of which the bail was granted My client has to pay Rs 15000 in cash and go to the local police station every Tuesday until further notice he addedAlso ReadVirar molestation case Molester used my mothers weakness for the occult says teenCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates