Actress Rati Agnihotri filed a complaint with police in Mumbai accusing her husband of domestic violence and intimidation on March 14.
"Rati Agnihotri, who married Anil Virwani in 1985 filed complaint against him on March 14 saying he had mentally tortured her besides assaulting her physically," said S Jaykumar, deputy police commissioner (zone-III).
"A case has been registered against Virwani under IPC sections 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 350 (use of criminal force) and 506 (criminal intimidation)," said Mr Jaykumar.
"She did not mention any specific reason as to why her husband tortured and thrashed her," Mr Jaykumar said, adding "We will investigate the case and appropriate action would be initiated."
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Anil Virwani's business was not doing well and this could be one of the reasons for him to lose his temper, police said.
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