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Jail and bail: Top Indian celebrities and their brush with the law

Popular Malayalam actor Dileep's arrest on July 10 in the abduction and sexual assault case of a Malayalam actress has sent shock waves across the country. He is not the only film 'star' who has had a brush with the law. Here are several famous Indian celebrities who have been involved in criminal cases ranging from murder to drug possession.
Popular Malayalam actor Dileep's arrest on July 10 in the abduction and sexual assault case of a Malayalam actress has sent shock waves across the country. He is not the only film 'star' who has had a brush with the law. Here are several famous Indian cel
Popular Malayalam actor Dileep's arrest on July 10 in the abduction and sexual assault case of a Malayalam actress has sent shock waves across the country. He is not the only film 'star' who has had a brush with the law. Here are several famous Indian cel
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WELCOME TO CENTRAL JAIL: Leading Malayalam actor Dileep was arrested on July 10 over conspiracy charges in the sexual assault case of a popular actress. She was abducted and sexually assaulted in a car by four men in Kochi on February 17, 2017. The police believe that Dileep paid men to abduct and assault the actress, and take videos of the assault as proof, for personal vendetta. STATUS: judicial custody (Photo | PTI)
WELCOME TO CENTRAL JAIL: Leading Malayalam actor Dileep was arrested on July 10 over conspiracy charges in the sexual assault case of a popular actress. She was abducted and sexually assaulted in a car by four men in Kochi on February 17, 2017. The police believe that Dileep paid men to abduct and assault the actress, and take videos of the assault as proof, for personal vendetta. STATUS: judicial custody (Photo | PTI)
BEING HUMAN: On September 28, 2002, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s four-wheeled Land Cruiser mowed down a labourer sleeping on Bandra's sidewalk and injured four others. Khan was arrested, and later released on bail. He surrendered and was arrested again on October 7, and was released on bail on the 24th. Finally, after almost 13 years, Bombay High Court on Thursday acquitted the Bollywood actor of all criminal charges as they failed to find any conclusive proof. STATUS: acquitted (Photo | PTI)
BEING HUMAN: On September 28, 2002, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s four-wheeled Land Cruiser mowed down a labourer sleeping on Bandra's sidewalk and injured four others. Khan was arrested, and later released on bail. He surrendered and was arrested again on October 7, and was released on bail on the 24th. Finally, after almost 13 years, Bombay High Court on Thursday acquitted the Bollywood actor of all criminal charges as they failed to find any conclusive proof. STATUS: acquitted (Photo | PTI)
ROYAL MISTAKE: During the making of ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ in 1998, the 'royal' Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan (right) along with co-actors Salman Khan, Tabu (top), Neelam, and Sonali Bendre (bottom) went on a shooting expedition, killing two blackbucks in Jodhpur's Kankani village. After the protests by the local Bishnoi community, a case was filed against the actors. Salman Khan was also charged with two other poaching cases for the killing of Chinkara deer in Bhawad village and blackbuck in Mathania village in Rajasthan. On November 11, 2016, the Rajasthan High Court acquitted Salman Khan of all charges, saying that there was no evidence to prove that the animals who were found dead were shot by the actor’s licensed gun. STATUS: acquitted (Photos | PTI)
ROYAL MISTAKE: During the making of ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ in 1998, the 'royal' Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan (right) along with co-actors Salman Khan, Tabu (top), Neelam, and Sonali Bendre (bottom) went on a shooting expedition, killing two blackbucks in Jodhpur's Kankani village. After the protests by the local Bishnoi community, a case was filed against the actors. Salman Khan was also charged with two other poaching cases for the killing of Chinkara deer in Bhawad village and blackbuck in Mathania village in Rajasthan. On November 11, 2016, the Rajasthan High Court acquitted Salman Khan of all charges, saying that there was no evidence to prove that the animals who were found dead were shot by the actor’s licensed gun. STATUS: acquitted (Photos | PTI)
INNOCENT BABA: Leading Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt served a five-year jail term due to his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. He was charged under the stringent Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act or TADA. After being arrested from the airport in 1994, the actor had confessed that mafia don, Abu Salem, had visited his home in January 1993 with Samir Hingora and Hanif Kadawala, proprietors of Magnum Video and alleged close associates of notorious underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim. Dutt had said that they had brought three AK-56 rifles with ammunition, and he had kept one. He claimed that the gun was to protect his family as they had received threats during the Mumbai riots that followed the demolition of Babri mosque in December 1992. On February 25, 2016, Dutt was finally released from jail. As per a February 2016 report in the Hindustan Times: Dutt was convicted to 5 years or 60 months in prison. The number of days he spent in prison from 1993 to 2007: 551 days. The number of days he spent in prison since May 16 2013: 894 days. He was out on parole for 120 days and out on 44 days on furlough. STATUS: served sentence, free. (Photo | PTI)
INNOCENT BABA: Leading Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt served a five-year jail term due to his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. He was charged under the stringent Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act or TADA. After being arrested from the airport in 1994, the actor had confessed that mafia don, Abu Salem, had visited his home in January 1993 with Samir Hingora and Hanif Kadawala, proprietors of Magnum Video and alleged close associates of notorious underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim. Dutt had said that they had brought three AK-56 rifles with ammunition, and he had kept one. He claimed that the gun was to protect his family as they had received threats during the Mumbai riots that followed the demolition of Babri mosque in December 1992. On February 25, 2016, Dutt was finally released from jail. As per a February 2016 report in the Hindustan Times: Dutt was convicted to 5 years or 60 months in prison. The number of days he spent in prison from 1993 to 2007: 551 days. The number of days he spent in prison since May 16 2013: 894 days. He was out on parole for 120 days and out on 44 days on furlough. STATUS: served sentence, free. (Photo | PTI)
RISE AND SHINE: Kerala Police arrested Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko (of 'Gaddama' and 'Kammatipaadam' fame) and four others from a flat in Kadavanthra, Kochi, where they had a 'smokers' party' on 31 January, 2015. Police had found more than 10 gm of cocaine, worth around Rs 10 lakh, during the early morning raid. He and a few others were released on bail after spending two months in jail. He believes it to be a trap. STATUS: bail (Photo | Express Photo Service)
RISE AND SHINE: Kerala Police arrested Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko (of 'Gaddama' and 'Kammatipaadam' fame) and four others from a flat in Kadavanthra, Kochi, where they had a 'smokers' party' on 31 January, 2015. Police had found more than 10 gm of cocaine, worth around Rs 10 lakh, during the early morning raid. He and a few others were released on bail after spending two months in jail. He believes it to be a trap. STATUS: bail (Photo | Express Photo Service)
TRAGI-COMIC: In December 2013, Bollywood comedian and actor Rajpal Yadav was arrested and sent to judicial custody by the Delhi High Court for filing a false affidavit with his wife's forged signatures in a Rs 5 crore recovery suit filed against him and his wife by a Delhi-based entrepreneur. He was awarded a ten-day imprisonment for contempt of court. In an interview to the Times of India, he revealed that he had to pay off the Rs 5 crore loan, and blamed the forgery on his team of lawyers. STATUS: free (Photo | PTI)
TRAGI-COMIC: In December 2013, Bollywood comedian and actor Rajpal Yadav was arrested and sent to judicial custody by the Delhi High Court for filing a false affidavit with his wife's forged signatures in a Rs 5 crore recovery suit filed against him and his wife by a Delhi-based entrepreneur. He was awarded a ten-day imprisonment for contempt of court. In an interview to the Times of India, he revealed that he had to pay off the Rs 5 crore loan, and blamed the forgery on his team of lawyers. STATUS: free (Photo | PTI)
'ACTION' KUMAR: Bollywood's favourite action hero Akshay Kumar's wife, actor Twinkle Khanna, unbuttoned Akshay's jeans in public when he asked her to do so while he was walking on the ramp for a top fashion show. A Mumbai-based social worker lodged a police complaint against Akshay, Twinkle and the organisers for his alleged obscene behaviour in public. The actor surrendered, and was later released on bail. STATUS: free (Photo | PTI)
'ACTION' KUMAR: Bollywood's favourite action hero Akshay Kumar's wife, actor Twinkle Khanna, unbuttoned Akshay's jeans in public when he asked her to do so while he was walking on the ramp for a top fashion show. A Mumbai-based social worker lodged a police complaint against Akshay, Twinkle and the organisers for his alleged obscene behaviour in public. The actor surrendered, and was later released on bail. STATUS: free (Photo | PTI)
KRISHNA, KRISHNA: A criminal case under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC and 25 and 27 of the Indian Arms Act was registered against Nandamuri Balakrishna, Telugu star and son of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh NT Rama Rao. He was accused of opening fire at film producer B Suresh and an astrologer, Satyanarayana Choudhary at his Jubilee Hills house in Hyderabad, on the night of June 3, 2004. His wife Vasundhara and their driver Kanakaiah were also charged. However, both Suresh and Choudhary during the trial told the court that they were 'not shot at by Balakrishna, but by an unidentified fan standing beside the actor.' Almost all the witnesses, except the actor's gunman and forensic experts, turned hostile in the court, in a highly suspicious turn of events. The three were acquitted of all charges in April 2005. STATUS: acquitted (Photo | PTI)
KRISHNA, KRISHNA: A criminal case under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC and 25 and 27 of the Indian Arms Act was registered against Nandamuri Balakrishna, Telugu star and son of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh NT Rama Rao. He was accused of opening fire at film producer B Suresh and an astrologer, Satyanarayana Choudhary at his Jubilee Hills house in Hyderabad, on the night of June 3, 2004. His wife Vasundhara and their driver Kanakaiah were also charged. However, both Suresh and Choudhary during the trial told the court that they were 'not shot at by Balakrishna, but by an unidentified fan standing beside the actor.' Almost all the witnesses, except the actor's gunman and forensic experts, turned hostile in the court, in a highly suspicious turn of events. The three were acquitted of all charges in April 2005. STATUS: acquitted (Photo | PTI)
RASH ABRAHAM: In 2006, Bollywood hunk John Abraham's bike skidded across the road causing minor injuries to two youngsters. The police later booked him under IPC Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others). However, according to the actor's application, even the victims “had not made out a case of either criminal negligence or rashness” against him. The 15-day imprisonment handed to him for rash and negligent driving was lifted, and he was released on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, as the court considered the background of the convict and that he was not involved in any other crime. STATUS: no jail time (Photo | PTI)
RASH ABRAHAM: In 2006, Bollywood hunk John Abraham's bike skidded across the road causing minor injuries to two youngsters. The police later booked him under IPC Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others). However, according to the actor's application, even the victims “had not made out a case of either criminal negligence or rashness” against him. The 15-day imprisonment handed to him for rash and negligent driving was lifted, and he was released on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, as the court considered the background of the convict and that he was not involved in any other crime. STATUS: no jail time (Photo | PTI)
SOORAJ DOOBA: Bollywood actor Jiah Khan (25) was found hanging in her room in 2013 by her mother and a letter she wrote alleged that actor Aditya Pancholi’s son newbie actor Suraj Pancholi cheated on her, physically abused her and forced her to have an abortion. After being arrested for abetment of suicide on June 10, 2012, Sooraj walked out of the Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai in July. Granting relief to Sooraj, the Bombay High Court had observed that the 22-year-old aspiring actor can't be held solely responsible for the 'impulsive' act of his actress-girlfriend. 'No doubt it was unfortunate that a young girl has committed suicide. She (Jiah) must have been impulsive and he (Suraj) cannot be held solely responsible for it,' Justice Sadhna Jadhav had observed. The case continues to throw up several confusing twists and turns. STATUS: pending (Photo | PTI)
SOORAJ DOOBA: Bollywood actor Jiah Khan (25) was found hanging in her room in 2013 by her mother and a letter she wrote alleged that actor Aditya Pancholi’s son newbie actor Suraj Pancholi cheated on her, physically abused her and forced her to have an abortion. After being arrested for abetment of suicide on June 10, 2012, Sooraj walked out of the Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai in July. Granting relief to Sooraj, the Bombay High Court had observed that the 22-year-old aspiring actor can't be held solely responsible for the 'impulsive' act of his actress-girlfriend. 'No doubt it was unfortunate that a young girl has committed suicide. She (Jiah) must have been impulsive and he (Suraj) cannot be held solely responsible for it,' Justice Sadhna Jadhav had observed. The case continues to throw up several confusing twists and turns. STATUS: pending (Photo | PTI)
MONICA, O MY DARLING: Monica Bedi, a young Bollywood starlet and partner of underworld don Abu Salem was arrested in Lisbon in 2002 when she was found travelling on a fake passport along with Salem. After a long judicial process, Salem and Monica were extradited in 2005. While Salem was lodged in a Mumbai jail in connection with the 1993 Mumabi serial bomb blasts case, Monica was brought to Hyderabad for trial in the fake passport case. Monica was charged with acquiring a passport under a fictitious name in 2001 by furnishing a false residential address at Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. She walked out free in July 2007, a day after she was granted bail, after spending five years behind bars in Portugal and India. STATUS: served sentence, free (Photo | PTI)
MONICA, O MY DARLING: Monica Bedi, a young Bollywood starlet and partner of underworld don Abu Salem was arrested in Lisbon in 2002 when she was found travelling on a fake passport along with Salem. After a long judicial process, Salem and Monica were extradited in 2005. While Salem was lodged in a Mumbai jail in connection with the 1993 Mumabi serial bomb blasts case, Monica was brought to Hyderabad for trial in the fake passport case. Monica was charged with acquiring a passport under a fictitious name in 2001 by furnishing a false residential address at Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. She walked out free in July 2007, a day after she was granted bail, after spending five years behind bars in Portugal and India. STATUS: served sentence, free (Photo | PTI)
KATRA KATRA: 'Sun Raha Hai' fame singer and music director Ankit Tiwari was arrested by the Versova police on May 8, 2014 after a woman, allegedly a former girlfriend, filed a complaint saying that he had raped her repeatedly between October 2012 and December 2013 on the pretext of marrying her. Ankit's brother Ankur was also arrested. According to the police, the victim had invited the singer to a party where he allegedly coerced her into consuming alcohol, and sexually assaulted her. In April 2017, the two were acquitted as the court failed to prove the rape case against them. STATUS: acquitted (Photo | PTI)
KATRA KATRA: 'Sun Raha Hai' fame singer and music director Ankit Tiwari was arrested by the Versova police on May 8, 2014 after a woman, allegedly a former girlfriend, filed a complaint saying that he had raped her repeatedly between October 2012 and December 2013 on the pretext of marrying her. Ankit's brother Ankur was also arrested. According to the police, the victim had invited the singer to a party where he allegedly coerced her into consuming alcohol, and sexually assaulted her. In April 2017, the two were acquitted as the court failed to prove the rape case against them. STATUS: acquitted (Photo | PTI)
REAL LIFE PULIMURUGAN: In June 2012, four ivories were seized from Malayalam superstar Padma Shri Mohanlal’s house at Thevara in Ernakulam, Kerala by the Income Tax authorities. An individual from Thrissur filed a petition that the officials had gone out of the way to favour Mohanlal. It was alleged in the petition that actor and former minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar and forest officials were trying to save Mohanlal. The actor had no license for the same, then. He was later allowed to retain the seized ivories at his home after executing a bond with the authorities concerned. The Muvattupuzha Vigilance Court ordered a quick verification report against the then state Forests Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan as well as those who had reportedly sold the tusks to the actor. It was quashed by the Kerala High Court in January this year. As of now, the final report is yet to be submitted, and investigation is still not over. STATUS: pending (Photo | Express Photo Service)
REAL LIFE PULIMURUGAN: In June 2012, four ivories were seized from Malayalam superstar Padma Shri Mohanlal’s house at Thevara in Ernakulam, Kerala by the Income Tax authorities. An individual from Thrissur filed a petition that the officials had gone out of the way to favour Mohanlal. It was alleged in the petition that actor and former minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar and forest officials were trying to save Mohanlal. The actor had no license for the same, then. He was later allowed to retain the seized ivories at his home after executing a bond with the authorities concerned. The Muvattupuzha Vigilance Court ordered a quick verification report against the then state Forests Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan as well as those who had reportedly sold the tusks to the actor. It was quashed by the Kerala High Court in January this year. As of now, the final report is yet to be submitted, and investigation is still not over. STATUS: pending (Photo | Express Photo Service)
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