Mumbai: Music label and film production banner T-Series stated on Friday that the rape complaint filed against its chairman and MD is “completely false and malicious”.
“The complaint filed against Mr Bhushan Kumar is completely false and malicious and the contents of the same are denied. It has been falsely alleged that the lady in question was sexually exploited between 2017 to 2020 on the pretext of giving her work,” read a statement issued by T-Series.
“It is a matter of record that she has already worked for T-Series banner in Film and music videos. Around March 2021 she approached Mr Bhushan Kumar seeking help to fund one of the web-series which she wanted to produce, which was politely refused. Thereafter, In June 2021 after the lifting of lockdown in Maharashtra she started approaching T-Series banner in collusion with her accomplice demanding huge sum of money as extortion amount.
“Consequently, a complaint was filled by T-Series banner against the attempted extortion at with police at Amboli police station on 1st July 2021. We also have evidence in the form of audio recording for the extortion attempt and the same shall be provided to investigating agency. The present complaint filed by her is nothing but a counter blast to the complaint filed against her and her accomplice for the offence of extortion.”
T-Series is consulting its lawyers and will take appropriate legal action, the statement concluded.
An FIR was registered on Thursday against Bhushan at DN Nagar police station in Andheri (West) for allegedly raping a woman on the promise of providing her a job at his company.
