Filmmaker Mahmood Farooqui promised meeting with MP Yogi Adityanath, says scholar

“Farooqui told her that he knew a lot of people in Delhi University who could help her gather information regarding her research assignment in India. He also claimed that he knew Adityanath and another ‘saint’ of from Gorakhpur,” she said.

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The victim said her acquaintance with Farooqui grew over the months and she also met his wife, filmmaker Anusha Rizvi, at their residence in Jamia Nagar.

Police, meanwhile, said they have started preparing a chargesheet against Farooqui and have asked several sources to provide details regarding her.

“We have asked the immigration department for details on her travel as investigators want to see evidence of her presence in India at the time of incident ,” a police source said. The police have also asked for phone call details of the victim.

The victim is pursuing a PhD from a leading American university. She approached the Delhi Police along with a senior official of the US Embassy on Friday to file an FIR against the co-directorof the film Peepli Live.

Farooqui was called in for questioning on Saturday and was subsequently arrested and produced in court. He is now in judicial custody for 14 days.