Mallika Sherawat Was Beaten Near Kim Robbery Site

Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat -- a fierce feminist who has stood strong for women's rights in India -- was beaten and tear gassed just blocks from the Paris apartment where Kim Kardashian was robbed.

The incident went down just weeks after the Kim K robbery. Mallika was either in her apartment or just outside when she says 3 masked men sprayed her and her boyfriend with tear gas ... then repeatedly punched them.

Both were injured only slightly and nothing was taken from the apartment.