“Andheri Railway Mobile Court today issued summon and issued to appear before the October 18 and file his statement in this case, otherwise he will be arrested,” a lawyer S. Kunjuraman of the victim, Preeti Jain told NDTV Express.
Despite repeated attempts by NDTV Express, Bhandarkar has been absent and did not respond to messages seeking His version of evolution.
Preeti Jain had, in July 2004 accused Bhandarkar of rape under the pretext of giving him a lead role in his next film.