On Tuesday, 3rd September, famous Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly was booked for a rape case. A 40-year-old woman from Ernakulam district has made serious allegations against actor Nivin Pauly. The incident occurred almost over a year ago in November 2023 at a hotel in Dubai.
According to the complaint, there are 6 people accused in the case including a woman, a producer, and Nivin. The Police said that a woman has accused 6 people including actor Nivin Pauly, she has accused him for sexually assaulting her in Dubai, after promising her a role in a film.
The FIR was registered in Oonnukal police station under section 376 of the IPC. The police officer said that the woman is the first accused and Nivin Pauly is the 6th accused person.
Nivin has denied the allegations put by the woman and has called the allegations entirely untrue in a post on Instagram. His post reads, “I have come across a false news report accusing me of abusing a girl. Please know that this is entirely untrue. I am determined to go to any extent to prove these allegations are baseless and will take all necessary steps to bring those responsible to light. Thank you for your concern. The rest will be handled legally.” He has also added his name and the date ‘03-09-24’ below his statement in the post. He has posted his message both in English and Malayalam languages.
Nivin Pauly is an Indian actor and producer. He predominantly works in Malayalam films. In 2012, Nivin got his breakthrough in a romantic movie titled ‘Thattathin Marayathu’. Nivin married to Rinna Roy in 2010 and they are parents to 2 kids (a son and a daughter).
This case will be further investigated by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is formed by the government to address all the sexual misconduct cases in the Malayalam film industry.
However, Nivin has called the allegations fake and has said that he will surely prove his innocence. While addressing the media, he said, “I will cooperate with the Police in any scientific investigation into the allegations.”