Bollywood actor and Congress MP from North-Mumbai constituency, Govinda was booked on charges of assault and threatening a TV reporter at the actor’s suburban Juhu office, even as police said the actor has apologised for the incident.

According to agency reports, a female reporter of TV channel ‘Janmat’ had gone to Govinda’s office for an interview but reportedly had a tiff with the actor later, who allegedly assaulted her and forcibly took the tapes, on which his interview was recorded, police said.

The reporter later lodged a complaint at Juhu police station. But according to DCP Amitabh Gupta offences mentioned by the TV reporter were of non-cognizable nature.

Gupta said that offences for threatening and assault have been booked against Govinda, but there was no question of action against him due to non-cognizable nature of offences.