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Poonam Pandey’s death: FIR demanded for “creating mischief”, spreading fake news
MUMBAI: With all the controversy surrounding model Poonam Pandey’s reported death and after an acquaintance claimed her body was in Pune, journalist and publicist Flynn Remedios via a post on X requested the Mumbai police to look into the matter of the reported death (news) of the erotica actor Poonam Pandey – allegedly due to Cervical Cancer, ascertain the facts and register an FIR for creating public mischief and other appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code as well as the IT Act if any criminal offence is made out after investigation.
“The police should find out if she is really dead and a case of unnatural death should be registered. And if she is alive, a case for ‘creating mischief’ is clearly made out,” Remedios said, adding that one should not “make news” or seek publicity with such topics like cancer, etc., as it will set a precedent.
Remedios also said he will approach the appropriate court if the cops do not take any action. “This is a clear case of public mischief, fake news on a mass scale and action must be taken,” he said.
@MumbaiPolice @CPMumbaiPolice @DGPMaharashtra pls investigate & register FIR against all responsible for spreading FAKE news about @iPoonampandey's "death" u/s concerning public mischief, IT Act, etc. Such trend of "fake shocking news" must be dealth strictly @Devendra_Office
— Flynn Remedios (@FlynnRemedios) February 2, 2024
“The police should find out if she is really dead or alive and a case of unnatural death should be registered in case of death because there are allegations of “drug overdose”. And if she is alive, a case for ‘creating mischief’ is clearly made out,” Remedios said, adding that one should not “make news” or seek publicity with such topics like cancer, etc., as it will set a precedent.
Poonam has a criminal case pending against her in South Goa, registered at the Canacona police station for obscenity, after she was caught shooting obscene and nude content at a restricted location. She is on bail in that case and the local police in Canacona are unaware of her whereabouts, Remedios informed.
UPDATE – Poonam Pandey admits “death news” was a publicity stunt: According to news reports in various sections of the media, Poonam Pandey on Saturday afternoon, posted a video claiming that she is alive and the entire drama was a publicity stunt. She claimed that the drama about her death was to create awareness about Cervical Cancer.