Poonam Pandey molestation case: Husband Sam Bombay granted bail, asked to report to Goa Police station

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Sep 24, 2020, 08:53 AM IST

Poonam Pandey molestation case: Husband Sam Bombay granted bail. Photo: File Photo.

Poonam Pandey had alleged that husband Sam Bombay molested and assaulted her

A day after Poonam Pandey filed for alleged molestation, assault and threat from husband Sam Bombay, he was granted conditional bail by Goa Police. She had filed a police complaint on Monday night claiming her husband assaulted her and threatened of dire consequences, 13 days after their wedding. The couple was on their honeymoon in Goa, according to reports.

Judicial magistrate first class Shanoor Audi granted bail to Sam on Tuesday evening. He received the bail on surety of Rs 20,000. Sam Bombay has also been asked to report to Canacona police station for four days starting Wednesday, while also not interfering with witnesses.

Poonam Pandey and Sam Bombay were in Canacona village of South Goa for a film shoot. The couple tied the knot on September 1 in an intimate ceremony and later shared photos from the function on their social media accounts which took the internet by storm.

"Pandey filed a complaint late Monday night claiming her husband Sam Bombay had molested her, and threatened her with dire consequences after assaulting her. He was arrested," Inspector Tukaram Chavan of Canacona police station said in an interview.

For the uninformed, Nasha actor Poonam Pandey got engaged to her longtime beau Sam Bombay in July. Her fiancé took to his Instagram page and shared a photo where both are flaunting their engagement rings. He captioned the post stating, "We finally did it!". Poonam and Sam got engaged on July 23, 2020, as he shared the photo on the same date. Sam is often seen sharing Poonam's photos and also their romantic moments.

On Poonam's birthday celebrated on March 11, 2020. Sam had shared a cute selfie posing with her and captioned it as "Happy birthday to the love of my life, my bestie, and an extraordinary girl. #ipoonampandey #fam #forever".

He shared another photo and wrote, "A kiss is greater than a rose." Poonam is a controversial queen and earlier she was in the news for releasing her sex tape with her boyfriend. However, she deleted the post from her Instagram page.

(With input from Agencies)