Pearl V Puri not granted bail; next hearing on June 15

Popular Television actor Pearl V Puri was arrested by the Waliv Police on June 4 on allegations of raping a minor at a film set in Vasai in 2019. The actor has been charged under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) act. The actor was shifted to Thane Jail and is kept under judicial custody. The actor applied for bail and the plea went to the hands of Vasai court.

After Pearl V Puri's arrest, many influential people from the industry including Divya Khosla Kumar, Ekta Kapoor, Surbhi Jyoti, Nia Sharma among others have come in support of the actor.