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Former Miss India Ushoshi Sengupta Allegedly Molested in Kolkata, Seven Arrested
Swarajya Staff
Jun 19, 2019, 01:27 PM | Updated 01:27 PM IST
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Former Miss India Universe Ushoshi Sengupta was allegedly assaulted by a group men while travelling back from a hotel after work late at night in Kolkata on Monday (17 June).
Seven accused have been arrested after an FIR was filed against them on Tuesday (18 June). The accused were identified as Rahit, Fardin Khan, Sabir Ali, Gani, Imran Ali, Wasim, and Atif Khan.
We have taken this incident very seriously and seven persons have been arrested so far. On the order of the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, an
— Kolkata Police (@KolkataPolice) June 18, 2019
inquiry regarding the non-registration of F.I.R. has been initiated into this incident, at a very senior level.
Ushoshi Sengupta took to Facebook to write a detailed post on what she had to face last night when a group of boys rammed into her cab and harassed her.
Ushoshi also posted a video of the group of boys harassing her and her driver, and a photo of the smashed front windshield of her cab.
In her Facebook post, the former Miss India stated that she was travelling back from JW Mariott Kolkata when a few bike-borne men stopped the cab forcefully at Exide crossing near Park Circus area of Kolkata and dragged the Uber driver out of the car and started beating him.
Here is her post:
Last night 18th June 2019 at around 11:40 pm I took an uber from JW Marriott kolkata to go back home after finishing...
Posted by Ushoshi Sengupta on Tuesday, June 18, 2019
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