A former newspaper staffer Thursday accused Piyush Mishra of inappropriate behaviour during a party but the writer-director said he was probably a \u201cfew drinks down\u201d and apologises if he made the \u201clady uncomfortable\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ketki Joshi said in a Facebook post that she met Mishra as a fan at a party where he was the main guest in 2014. He \u201cstarted light flirting in front of the 20-25 people\u201d and kept drinking throughout the party, getting progressively inebriated.<\/p>\n
When she passed by him when the party ended, \u201che grabbed my hand and started rubbing his hands against mine\u201d, she said, adding to the spate of accusations against a host of celebrities and others as the #MeToo movement gathered force for another day.<\/p>\n
The host came to her rescue but it happened a second time when she went to the terrace to fetch something, Joshi said. \u201cHe suddenly stood up and took a step towards me. I sensed he was coming to hug me or grope me. I told in an authoritative raised voice, \u2018Aap please baith jaaiye\u2019. The others listened to it and quickly came there and took me away,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Had it not been for the hosts and friends, \u201cMishra certainly would have groped me or might have sexually assaulted me\u201d, she said. Mishra said in his response that he had read the allegations made about him and forwarded to him by a few journalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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