MUMBAI: The Versova police have booked actor Om Puri in an assault case following a complaint by his estranged wife. Nandita, Puri's second wife, has accused him of hitting her with a stick after an argument at their Versova flat last week.
Puri has been booked under IPC sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of the peace).
Puri and Nandita were going through a rough patch when his first wife, Seema Kapoor, rekindled ties with him. He moved out of the Versova flat and started living with Kapoor in Oshiwara.
Nandita and Puri are yet to separate legally. Nandita had earlier filed a suit against him in family court, under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act in a family court, demanding maintenance. Puri had not been attending court hearings and Nandita was upset because of this, said the police.
Nandita said, "He wants me to leave the house and shift to Kolkata. He has not been paying proper maintenance and has been avoiding court hearings."
Puri denied this. "My lawyer told me that I need not be present in court. She has been alleging that I don't pay her maintenance, which is a complete lie. I have proof of every payment I made to her and it is nothing less than Rs 60 lakh. She wanted most of my property, which I was ready to give because I want peace."
"She is a compulsive liar. I have never been involved in any kind of violence. Earlier, she accused me of trying to kidnap her son. Her allegation proved to be a lie," he said, adding that Nandita ruined his life by writing a book. She denied the allegations. "After my book, he got a Spielberg film."
Puri has been booked under IPC sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of the peace).
Puri and Nandita were going through a rough patch when his first wife, Seema Kapoor, rekindled ties with him. He moved out of the Versova flat and started living with Kapoor in Oshiwara.
Nandita and Puri are yet to separate legally. Nandita had earlier filed a suit against him in family court, under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act in a family court, demanding maintenance. Puri had not been attending court hearings and Nandita was upset because of this, said the police.
Nandita said, "He wants me to leave the house and shift to Kolkata. He has not been paying proper maintenance and has been avoiding court hearings."
Puri denied this. "My lawyer told me that I need not be present in court. She has been alleging that I don't pay her maintenance, which is a complete lie. I have proof of every payment I made to her and it is nothing less than Rs 60 lakh. She wanted most of my property, which I was ready to give because I want peace."
"She is a compulsive liar. I have never been involved in any kind of violence. Earlier, she accused me of trying to kidnap her son. Her allegation proved to be a lie," he said, adding that Nandita ruined his life by writing a book. She denied the allegations. "After my book, he got a Spielberg film."
