Me Too: Shastri sisters fame Sonal Vengurlekar accuses Sheena Bajaj's father Raja Bajaj of sexual harassment

Sonal Vengurlekar has accused Sheena Bajaj's father Raja Bajaj of sexual harassment. Read on to know more.

By Pinkvilla Desk

Updated on Oct 25, 2018 | 03:32 PM IST | 6.7M

The ongoing Me Too movement has taken the entertainment industry by storm and it seems that the list of accused is never-ending. And now, a new name added to the list is that of actress Sheena Bajaj's father Raja Bajaj. Actress Sonal Vengurlekar of Shastri sisters serial fame came out and revealed her Me Too story recently. Sonal revealed that back in the year 2012, Raja Bajaj who is a casting director made sexual advances towards her. She recollected how Sonal who was 19 year old back then was asked to remove her clothes claiming that Raja will teach her Tantrik Vidya for getting success.

"This was when I had started giving auditions and chanced upon an opportunity on a casting website. I called on the number mentioned on the site and was told by the person to come for an audition in Borivali. The man happened to be TV actress Sheena Bajaj's father, Raja Bajaj. I gave the audition, but couldn't deliver the dialogues well since I was untrained. He told me that I have a good face, but needed to have a better understanding of the profession and suggested that I assist him on a shoot," she told Mumbai Mirror.

"After some time, he told me to try out a couple of outfits, though I wondered why he asked me to try out those outfits when the shoot was with another model. He had a bottle of cream in his hand and told me to apply it on my breasts before wearing those, as that would help in giving them a proper shape. Much to my horror, he came forward and applied the cream on my breasts forcibly. I got scared and ran away. What made the situation even scarier was that no one from my family was with me," she said.

"Later in the evening, when I went back to my room, from where I could see Raja drinking and chatting with the resort manager. He came to my room and said that 'Aapko main tantrik vidya sikhaunga, jisse aap raaton raat superstar bann jaogi. You have to remove your clothes and sit naked in front of me and repeat the mantra I chant. I snubbed him and said that I didn't want to learn anything. He, then, stepped forward and tried to forcibly remove my clothes. I somehow managed to get out of the room and went straight to the model and her mother, who were in the adjoining room. Sometime later, the resort manager informed us that he had fled the scene without his belongings."

Back then she had filed a police complaint at Kasturba Marg police station. The accused Raja has denied all allegations and said that she is demanding money. He said that she asked for Rs 3 lakhs and how she came down to Rs 1.5 lakh. When he refused to pay her, she mocked him. What are your views on the same? Let us know in the comments below.