Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who was charged for assaulting his sister-in-law for dowry, has reportedly denied the allegations and said that he had become a soft target since he is an actor.

Wife of Nawaz’s younger brother, Afrin, had complained to the police that the ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ actor has been harassing her for dowry. She also alleged that on Sep 28, Nawaz not only abused her but also kicked her in the stomach even though she was three months pregnant.

Responding to these allegations, Nawaz said that since he is an actor, his sister-in-law was making false allegations to hit headlines. ‘On Sep 28, I was suffering from high fever. On that day, Afrin’s parents came to my house and demanded money, and they were ones harassing my younger brother. I have CCTV footage to prove my statements,’ he added.

Meanwhile, police are enquiring from all the possible aspects.

Highly talented and praised Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has landed in legal trouble as a woman filed a case against him for allegedly physically assaulting her.

An FIR was lodged by this woman against Nawaz in Versova police station for assaulting her over parking space issue at his residential society in Mumbai.The complainant woman also lives in the same building as Nawaz. She alleged in her complaint that the Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor has been ignoring many notices served to vacate the compound parking space.

Meanwhile, the actor’s brother has rubbished the allegations of physical assault on the lady and called it completely untrue. Versova Police has filed an FIR based on the complaint by the woman and investigation is going on.

On the film front, Siddiqui’s performances in recent films like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Manjhi – The Mountain Man were highly praised. He has an impressive lineup of films in 2016.