This story is from November 21, 2016
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to a woman on a messaging app.He was produced before a holiday court later in the day and released on cash bail. Claiming innocence, Khan told reporters, outside the court, that he was targeted as he was a celebrity.Malwani
who runs a boutique, said that last month, she received a friendship request on Facebook from Khan. She accepted it and two started chatting on the social networking site. Later, they exchanged phone numbers and started chatting on WhatsApp, she told the Malwani police. The complainant told Khan that she needed money for her business and he called her over for a meeting, she told police. “Khan was in the middle of a shoot when the woman visited him. He couldn't spare time to meet her. Later, he called her again for a meeting a couple of times, but she did not go,“ said a police officer.The two continued to chat on WhatsApp. Earlier this month, the complainant appreciated Khan's display picture on hisWhatsApp profile
, and he allegedly sent her a obscene selfie. Shocked, she asked Khan why he had sent her an obscene picture and he re plied that he was willing to apologize, if she didn't like it.The woman lodged a complaint at the Malwani police station on November 15.IPC Section 354
(a) for sexual harassment and under Section 66 (e) of the Information Technology Act. “I'm an easy target as I am a celeb. People misuse my name so they can make headlines,“ Khan told reporters outside court after being released on bail.