Mumbai police arrested 29-year-old television actor Rohit Chandel on Friday from his Dahisar residence. Authorities booked the actor under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after a 16-year-old girl filed a police complaint outlining months of harassment and a recent physical altercation.
He is currently held in police custody after being produced before a special POCSO court. The Pant Nagar Police officially charged the actor under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 78 for stalking and Section 115(2) for voluntarily causing hurt, alongside the strict POCSO statutes.
The complaint details a disturbing pattern of behavior. The 16-year-old alleged that Chandel repeatedly called her from multiple phone numbers over an eight-month period. That sustained phone harassment began in December 2025 and escalated severely this month. Law enforcement confirmed the accused and the minor were already known to one another before these incidents started.
Things turned physical on July 5, 2026. The actor allegedly followed the minor near her residential building in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs. The confrontation escalated rapidly when he verbally abused her and physically struck her with his hands.
Chandel has built a prominent career in Hindi television over the last few years. The 29-year-old is highly recognizable for his leading television roles in popular serials like Pandya Store, Kashibai Bajirao Ballal, and his current ongoing broadcast show Sairaab. The investigation remains active as he serves his remand under police supervision.