Actress Rati Agnihotri lodged a complaint with Mumbai police against her husband for domestic violence 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).

As per the complaint, the 54 year old actress, Rati had been suffering the violence for a long time. Her architect cum businessman husband, Anil Virwani has tortured and thrashed her.

Police said that Anil Virwani's business was not doing well and this could prove one of the reasons for him to show her frustration on Ms Agnihotri. The actress, who has acted in several films is celebrated mainly for her role in the 1981 blockbuster 'Ek Duuje Ke Liye'.