Plaint against Arjun Rampal for ‘assault’

New Delhi: A man has filed a complaint with the police against actor Arjun Rampal for allegedly assaulting him at a five-star hotel at Connaught Place.

The complainant, Shobhit Shemrani (25), claimed that the incident happened at around 3.30 am on Sunday when Rampal was being clicked by a photographer. The actor allegedly grabbed the camera and threw it on the dance floor. The said camera hit the complainant on his head.

According to police, the incident happened Saturday night when the actor was playing the DJ console at the nightclub in Hotel Shangri-La. The complainant made a PCR call. The police reached the spot and took the man for medical examination.

“He threw a camera flashlight in the crowd hoping that someone will catch it. But it hit a man named Shobhit on his head. He didn’t sustain any grievous injuries, but in the medical examination that was carried out, it has been found that it is a lacerated wound,” a senior police officer said.

“He has filed a complaint, but we are legally examining it. As of now, no FIR has been registered against the actor. We are examining the CCTV footage of the hotel to ascertain the facts stated by the complainant. We will take necessary action in the case,” said the senior police official.  

However, after the news got viral in social media, Rampal tweeted: “Woke up to be flooded by messages of assaulting a fan? Man!!Where do people make this news up from? Not assaulted anyone #untrue #fakenews (sic).”