Bollywood actress Preeti Jhangiani has filed a complaint against an elderly man for allegedly abusing and threatening her son and his friends. The 38-year-old actress believes such abusers should be named and shamed so that they learn a lesson.
Talking about the incident the actress told IANS, “My son along with a group of friends went to play at a building garden where they have been playing for quite some time now. During the game, they create noise, fight at times, which I think is part of their childhood and is natural.”
“However, one boy among them went to his grandfather to complain about it, and then that elder man came out and created a ruckus. He verbally abused and screamed not only at all the children who were playing there but also the mothers who tried to stop him from abusing children,” Preeti says.
“I filed the complaint because I believe that such child abusers should be named, shamed and are taught the lesson of a lifetime,” added the actress.
On Thursday, Preeti went to Khar police station to lodge a non-cognizable complaint against the man.
The Mohabbatein actress says, “He told those mothers to shut their mouth because he didn’t want to talk to ladies. He was giving Hindi ‘galis‘ to the kids and screaming. Both my sons – one is 7 and the other is 3 – felt traumatised when they came back home with their nanny.”
“My younger son started crying uncontrollably because he got really scared of the screaming. Such ill behaviour from an elderly man cannot be tolerated. I want to see the end of it,” she added.
When asked about the current status of the situation, she said, “The man is absconding now because he is not coming to the police station. But I am sure if he does not come, the police will take a further step.”
-With agency inputs