Mumbai: Actor Pearl V Puri, who was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for the alleged rape of a minor girl, has been granted bail, confirmed his lawyer.
The actor was arrested by the Waliv and Mumbai Police on June 4 after a case was registered against him, and was later reportedly sent to 14-day judicial custody.
Soon after the news of Pearl’s arrest was reported earlier this month, his friend Anita Hassanandani had written on Instagram, “Woke up to some nonsensical news bout @pearlvpuri. I know him! It is NOT true … canNOT be true…. all lies. I’m sure there is more to it. And the truth will be out soon. Love you @pearlvpuri #ISTANDWITHPEARL.”
Actress Karishma Tanna too had called the allegations levied against Pearl as baseless. “It’s sheer bad luck that this has happened to him. I have known Pearl since a long long time, nothing like that has happened. It’s just a baseless thing, and it’s sheer bad luck. It’s just the wrong phase,” she had said.
