Mumbai: Oshiwara police, who are on the lookout for the lawyer, have reportedly got a lead on his location. Police claim the accused lawyer had ordered an attack on his client and went into the hiding. However, they refused to divulge details as it may hamper the probe.
Ten days after an astrologer was attacked by bikers, threatening to withdraw the rape case against actor-singer Karan Oberoi, police arrested four men.
These men revealed, they were hired by a lawyer, Ali Kashif Khan, who was representing the complainant, said police sources. A senior cop said, “When we tried contacting Khan and the complainant, both were unavailable. After a confession of the arrested accused, who attacked the astrologer, we are on the lookout for her lawyer, Khan.”
On May 25, an astrologer who had accused actor-singer Karan Oberoi of blackmailing and raping her, was attacked by two bikers near Joggers Park, Andheri. According to the complaint, the pillion rider on the sports bike slashed the victim’s hand with a sharp object and threw a sheet of paper which read ‘Take the case back’.
Khan has been at large after the four men were arrested, making the police’s suspicion even stronger. Shailesh Pasalwad, a senior inspector of Oshiwara police said, “After the lawyer’s disappearance, we suspect his role in the attack. If guilty, we will book him under relevant IPC sections.”