For the second time in six months, Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi is in trouble for allegedly punching and assaulting his neighbour, police said here yesterday.
This time, Pancholi, 48, has been booked - but not arrested yet - for attacking his 55-year-old neighbour and educationist Bhargav Patel on Thursday, an official of the Versova police station said.
Pancholi has been slapped with various charges following a CCTV footage of the incident provided by Patel, the complainant.
The incident occurred late June 19 when an allegedly inebriated Pancholi attacked Patel over a minor parking brawl at their housing society in the posh Versova area of north-west Mumbai.
This is the second incident involving the duo in the past six months, according to police.
The previous incident took place on January 15.
Irked by renovation going on at Patel’s home, Pancholi accompanied by some men allegedly dragged and assaulted him.
Patel had filed a complaint, but no offence was taken against his neighbour, known in the past to frequently lose his cool over trivial issues.
Even Bollywood personalities seem to have distanced themselves from Pancholi because of his behaviour.
The latest in the list is Kangana Ranaut, who was a very good friend. It was also claimed that Pancholi and Ranaut had a live-in relationship. It was Pancholi who introduced Ranaut to Bollywood and she considered him a mentor. But during the launch of her latest movie, she made it clear that she was no more friends with Pancholi. “We don’t have any equation anymore. There was a time when I knew him (Aditya) well. We used to talk but not anymore,” she added
The Pancholis have been in news in recent weeks after Sooraj, son of Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, was booked by police on charges of allegedly abetting the suicide of Bollywood actress Nafisa alias Jiah Khan. He is currently in judicial custody till July 11.