In a shocking turn of events, famous Television actor Piyush Sahdev was arrested on Wednesday, after a woman lodged an FIR at the Versova Police Station, Mumbai, accusing him of rape.

Confirming the news, Kiran Vasantrao Kale, senior inspector, Versova police station, said, “Yes, he has been charged with rape. An FIR was lodged against him on November 20. After investigations, we arrested him on November 22. He was produced in court on the same day and has been sent to police custody until November 27”

According to media reports, Piyush’s brother, actor Gireesh Sahdev and his father, refused to talk about the matter when approached but estranged wife, actor Akangsha Rawat, she told media that, “I am not in touch with Piyush since almost 4 months, we separated six months back, so I have no idea if this news is true”

Piyush, who is known for his shows such as Meet Mila De Rabba, Geet, Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev and Beyhadh, was recently in the news when he alleged that his Facebook account had been hacked and the hacker was sending abusive messages to his friends.

The actor, who plays the role of Pawan in the ongoing fiction Devanshi, was also in the news after it was reported that he was having an affair with a creative team member of Beyhadh and had even started living in with her.