Pune: Actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar booked for slapping farmer

Pune: A farmer from Tembhurni lodged an FIR with the Yavat police station against Bollywood actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar accusing him of voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation. The complaint states that Manjrekar slapped the farmer during an altercation after their cars were involved in a minor accident near Yavat power house on Friday night.
When contacted, Manjrekar told TOI, “I did not slap him.It was foolish on his part to travel at a high speed, ram into my car, then argue with me while I was checking the damage to my vehicle. We were going for a shoot at Chouphula near Bhigwan from Pune when my car slowed down. The car following us rammed into the vehicle following which I got down and an argument ensued".
The complainant Kailash Satpute has alleged that Manjrekar’s car stopped suddenly and his vehicle hit the car. He has stated that Manjrekar started arguing and slapped him.
Inspector Bhausaheb Patil of the Yavat police station said, “Satpute was heading from Yavat to his home at Tembhurni in his car.”
Despite several attempts to contact Satpute, he remained unavailable for comments.