Sherlyn Chopra FIR: Rakhi Sawant not arrested by Mumbai police, only questioned and let off after 4-6 hours

MUMBAI: The Amboli police in suburban Mumbai allowed drama queen Rakhi Sawant to go home after several hours of questioning. She was not arrested, only taken in for questioning and her statement was recorded with regards to the allegations made by complainant Sherlyn Chopra.

Sawant was detained by the Amboli Police on Thursday in relation to a FIR (CR No. 883/2022) that Sherlyn Chopra had filed against her.

The Amboli police had registered an FIR u/s 354(a), 504, 506, 509 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 (A) of the Information Technology Act.

E Times quoted a source as saying, “the Amboli police allowed Rakhi Sawant to go home. The Police said Rakhi cooperated in the investigation and also handed over her mobile phone to them for investigation, so there was no concrete reason to arrest her.”

According to the E Times report, the actress was given temperory bail and her arrest was put on hold on humanitarian grounds. The actress left the police station with her husband Adil.

She may have to appear before the appropriate court tomorrow to secure regular bail or may have been bailed today at the police station itself.

After the registration of the FIR, Rakhi Sawant had approached the Dindoshi Sessions court with an Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1870 of 2022 which was heard and deliberated at length and was finally rejected by the court yesterday.

The Amboli police who registered the case, acted promptly and hauled up Rakhi to the station, where she was questioned in the case.

She may be called again for questioning and the prospect of arrest looms large upon her as the sections applied are non-bailable.

In case she is arrested, she will be presented before the Addl. CMM at the Andheri East Magistrate’s court, where she is most likely to get bail immediately as there is no recovery of any belongings and all the evidence is already with the police.