Jay Bhanushali, Mahhi Vij’s temporary cook has been taken into custody by the Mumbai Police for allegedly threatening to stab the actress and her 2-year-old daughter with a ‘khanjar’.
Police said the man, identified as 40-year-old Santosh Yadav, was arrested on Wednesday after Vij filed a complaint.
“The actor had contacted the police via Twitter and later lodged an FIR at the Oshiwara police station. The accused was booked under sections 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC on June 29 evening. The police arrested him on the same day and on June 30, he was produced before the Andheri metropolitan court,” a police official has been quoted as saying.
On June 29, Vij took to her Twitter to share the incident. In a series of tweets, which have since been deleted, the actress revealed that the temporary cook came home drunk and hurled abuses at her family over a salary-related dispute. She revealed that he also threatened to kill her.
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While speaking with ETimes, Mahhi said, “It had just been three days and we were alerted that he’s stealing. I had waited to inform Jay. When Jay came, he wanted to settle the bill but the cook demanded to be paid for the entire month. When Jay tried to reason out, he started threatening. He got drunk and started hurling abuses at us. We went to the cops. I don’t care if anything happens to me, but I was scared for my daughter.”
“When we went to the police station he kept calling me. I have all the recordings. Seeing whatever is happening everywhere, it is very scary. What if he stabs me? If something happens to me, people will protest later. What’s the point then? I am scared for my family’s safety. I heard he will be out on bail. What if he actually gets men after coming out of the jail and targets us?” added Mahhi.
