Bollywood starlet and reality TV star Rakhi Sawant was earlier reported to have been arrested by the Punjab police for her comments on Valmiki, according to ANI. However, a report in The Indian Express states that the Punjab police has denied arresting Rakhi. The reports cites Dhruman Nimbale, DCP Ludhiana, saying, “There has been no arrest of Rakhi Sawant by Ludhiana Police in Mumbai. Four-member team sent there is scheduled to return Wednesday morning and is in train currently.”
According to reports, a local court in Ludhiana had issued the arrest warrant against Rakhi on 9 March on the basis of a complaint filed against the actor for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Valmiki community on video last year. Rakhi had later apologised for her comment via a video clip in which she stated that it was not her intention to hurt anybody.
It was also reported that Rakhi had failed to appear before the court despite the court issuing her repeated summons during the last hearing in March. The case against Rakhi Sawant is now scheduled for 10 April.
This is apparently the video clip in which Rakhi called Valmiki a “murderer”, which caused the outrage amongst the Valmiki community:
And here is Rakhi apologising for her statement:
(Source: ANI, The Indian Express)
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