Film Producer Karim Morani Asked to Surrender in Alleged Rape Case

‘Chennai Express’ & ‘Dilwale’ co-producer Karim Morani has been denied anticipatory bail in an alleged rape case.

Karim Morani has been denied bail in an alleged rape case. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/@fgalvaredo)

A local court has cancelled the anticipatory bail of Bollywood film producer Karim Morani, who was booked for allegedly raping a Delhi-based woman.

The Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court at L B Nagar in Hyderabad, cancelled Morani's bail yesterday and directed him to surrender before the Hayathnagar police on or before March 22.

The woman, aged around 25, who is a friend of Morani’s daughter, had lodged a complaint with Hayathnagar Police in January this year, alleging that he had raped her on different occasions in Mumbai and at a film studio in Hyderabad in 2015.

She had also alleged that Morani made a false promise of marrying her, police said based on the complaint.

Based on the complaint, a case was filed under IPC sections 417 (cheating), 376 (rape), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation), 493 (cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage) and others. Later, Morani had obtained anticipatory bail from a local Hyderabad court on January 30.

However, the police then filed a petition in court seeking cancellation of his anticipatory bail.

After the court granted him anticipatory bail, we opposed and filed bail cancellation application and produced evidence in the court. The court, while upholding the arguments of the prosecution, cancelled Morani’s anticipatory bail and directed him to surrender before police on or before March 22.

J Narender Goud, Inspector, Hayathnagar police station

Morani has previously produced movies like Yodha (1991) and Dum (2003). He was also the co-producer of Shah Rukh Khan starrers Dilwale (2015), Happy New Year (2014), Chennai Express (2013) and Ra.One (2011).