# Actor Saurav Gurjar in judicial custody over harassment case

2026-09-20T14:46:55+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

Hyderabad police arrested actor and wrestler Saurav Gurjar at Mumbai airport on September 17 after a 29-year-old woman accused him of harassment and cheating. The woman alleged that Gurjar promised to marry her after they met on Instagram in 2021, and later persuaded her to quit her job in the US to start a business together. According to the complaint, he lived with her from October 2025 to March 2026 in Hyderabad and the US, and then left without informing her. Police registered a case under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which covers sexual intercourse by deceitful means. A Look Out Circular was issued against Gurjar, and he was intercepted by immigration officials upon arrival from the Middle East. He was brought to Hyderabad and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days on September 20. The investigation is ongoing.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three sources report the same facts with a neutral-report stance, though Siasat.com gives more prominence to the woman's allegation of sexual exploitation and the specific BNS section, while Mathrubhumi and Times of India focus on the marriage promise and harassment. The coverage is uniform wire-style reporting with no editorial slant. The key legal question is whether the prosecution can prove deceit under Section 69 BNS, which requires evidence that the accused made a false promise of marriage with no intention to fulfill it. The next hearing will test that evidence.

## Coverage

- english.mathrubhumi.com (neutral report) <https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/crime/hyderabad-woman-accuses-actor-wrestler-saurav-gurjar-of-harassment-after-alleged-marriage-promise-mx0pcxth>
  Straight factual account of complaint and police action
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/brahmastra-actor-saurav-gurjar-in-judicial-custody-after-woman-files-complaint-over-marriage-promise-report/articleshow/134369341.cms>
  Reports complaint details and legal proceedings without slant
- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/hyderabad-police-nabs-actor-as-woman-alleges-sexual-exploitation-3545420/>
  Adds BNS section and LOC detail, but still neutral

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