Nivin Pauly Says Don't Know Woman Who Accused Him of Rape: 'I Have a Family; 100% Sure I'm Not...'

Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly held an emergency press conference on Tuesday night to address the allegations of rape against him. At the press conference, the actor said that he is unaware of the woman who has accused of the sexual crime and assured that he wasn’t at fault. He added that he will fight the case legally and would go to ‘any extent’ to prove the truth.

“I saw the news just now. I don’t know that girl, and I haven’t seen her. This is a baseless allegation. The news is affecting us because I have a family. I called for this press conference at this time because I am 100% sure that I am not at fault. An FIR has been registered, and I will handle the case according to the law and will fight against it. I will go to any extent to prove the truth. This will take time," he said, as reported by ANI.

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For the unversed, the Kerala film industry was in shock after Nivin Pauly was accused of rape. A case was filed against him for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman under the pretext of offering her a role in a movie. According to the Malayalam regional channel Reporter Live, the complainant has named six members to have sexually assaulted her under the pretext of offering an acting opportunity. The incident happened in Dubai in last November.

Nivin Pauly has been named the sixth accused in the complaint, and Malayalam producer AK Sunil has been named as the second accused. Oonnukal police has registered the case. They’ll be transferring it to the SIT formed by the government to probe these new allegations.

The Banglore Days actor immediately issued a statement and called the claims ‘baseless’.

The accusations against Nivin Pauly surfaced in the ongoing wave of MeToo movement in Kerala film industry.