Om Puri booked for assault on wife's complaint
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 n...