Television actress Vaishnavi Dhanraj who previously appeared in famous TV shows and dramas like Madhubala-Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Bepannaah, and CID, recently took to her Instagram and shared a very distressing video in which the actress asked for help from media as she revealed that she has been held hostage and has been physically abused by her family.
Vaishnavi Dhanraj shared a video in which she revealed that she had been physically assaulted by her family, in the same video the actress also showed her wounds and bruises on her wrists and lips.
In the video recorded by the actress at the police station, she said, “Hi this is Vaishnavi Dhanraj and I am talking through Himanshu Shukla. I really need help right now. I am in Kashimira Police Station and I have been abused by my family, I have been hit really badly. Please I need everybody’s help right now from the media, from the news channels to everybody who is in the industry, please come and help me”.
The video was shared by Vaishnavi’s friend, Himanshu Shukla, sharing the video on his Twitter handle, Himanshu wrote, “Dear@MumbaiPolice I urgently need your help. One of my actresses’ friends is in serious trouble, and was held hostage by her family.”
Meanwhile, this is not the first time the actress has been a victim of physical abuse. Previously the actress who married Nitin Sherawat in 2016 accused him of domestic violence. In an interview with Spotboy, she revealed that she divorced her husband due to domestic violence, “He might not have killed me, but I was so scared that I ran away from the house. He had beaten me so badly that there was bleeding from my leg. Emotionally, physically, and mentally, it was my last day as a wife. I finally got divorced”.
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