Yeh Rishta fame Ashish Kapoor undergoes medical potency test in alleged rape case, confirms Delhi Police

Television actor Ashish Kapoor, who was recently arrested in connection with a rape allegation, has undergone a medical potency test, according to the Delhi Police. According to a repory in ANI, the test was conducted on Friday at AIIMS.

Delhi Police said, “This report will be used as crucial evidence against him in the alleged rape case.” The case has been registered at Delhi’s Civil Lines police station. Ashish Kapoor had been on the run for three weeks before being arrested in Pune for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman during a party at a house in Civil Lines on August 10.


A senior police officer told Hindustan Times, “The team has been looking for him. He was earlier traced to Goa, but when the team reached, he slipped away. He was then traced to Pune, where he was found living with a friend and was arrested on Tuesday.”

The incident came to light in the early hours of August 11, when the woman reported to police that she had been sexually assaulted by four men at a party.

“In her complaint, she said that she was at home on Sunday when she received a call from her friend who invited her to a party at the house of an acquaintance in Civil Lines,” said an officer. In her statement, she added that after consuming alcohol, she began to feel disoriented.

She alleged that the men then took her to a washroom where they gang-raped and physically assaulted her while recording the incident. The woman further claimed that the accused threatened to release the video on social media if she informed the police. After being dropped outside her residence, she immediately contacted authorities.

Based on her complaint, an FIR was registered at Civil Lines police station on August 11 under section 64 (punishment for rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

For those who may not know, Ashish Kapoor has appeared in several television shows, including Saraswatichandra, Love Marriage Ya Arranged Marriage, Chand Chupa Badal Mein, Dekha Ek Khwaab, Molkki Rishton Ki Agnipariksha, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Woh Apna Sa, and Bandini.