Activist Claims B’desh Adult Film Actor Riya Barde Filed False Rape & Dowry Cases

Mumbai: Riya Barde, a Bangladeshi adult film actress who was arrested from Ulhasnagar in Thane district on September 27 for illegally staying in India and obtaining an Indian passport, was earlier accused of filing a false rape case against her ex-boyfriend, men’s rights activist, Deepika Bhardwajan, claimed on Monday.

The false rape case landed the boyfriend in jail for five months. After this, Barde married another man and he was threatened with a rape case by her. Eventually, she filed a dowry and domestic violence case against the whole family and asked for alimony, the activist claimed in an X post.

“I had been chasing this case since months. Called up so many, requested so many for help. Nothing happened. Finally police did investigation and checked all her antecedents and realised how deep their forgery goes. Arrest also happened after knocking on several doors,” Bhardwajan wrote on X.

“In her first bail hearing 7 advocates appeared, some top notch. There was immense pressure not to do anything to her. So imagine what forces were protecting her,” she added.

Riya Barde was arrested after about a year of investigation. Originally Banna Sheikh from Bangladesh, she was found to be living illegally in India along with her mother Ruby Sheikh and two siblings. She changed her name and obtained Indian citizenship documents, including an Indian passport.