Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against filmmaker Pushpendra Ramlakhan Singh and his wife, Pragati Chauhan, following actor Satendra Soni’s allegations of assault and non-payment of his remuneration. The case was registered at Oshiwara Police Station on Friday, nearly two months after Soni first levelled the allegations against the makers of the upcoming film Ped Palki. Police have initiated an investigation into the matter.

Satendra Soni's case gets registered

According to Mumbai Police, the FIR has been registered under Sections 115(2), 127(3), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The development follows an emotional video shared by Soni on social media, in which the actor alleged that he faced an assault after approaching the film’s makers over pending payments.