New Delhi, May 16 -- Bollywood actor Vijay Raaz was acquitted by a Maharashtra court on Thursday in a sexual harassment case filed by a colleague in 2020, holding that the "prosecution failed to present sufficient evidence against him".

A crew member had alleged that the 61-year-old actor, who has worked in over 90 movies now, including Dhamaal, Stree, Delhi Belly and others, sexually harassed her during the shoot of Vidya Balan's movie 'Sherni' about five years ago.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Gondia) Mahendra Sorte dropped the charges under IPC sections 354-A (sexual Harassment) and 354-D (stalking) pressed against the actor.

The judge said the complainant mentioned the names of two to three persons working at the hotel, bu...