Rakhi Sawant arrested

Rakhi Sawant arrested
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Controversial TV and Bollywood actress Rakhi Sawant was today arrested for allegedly hurting Valmiki Community sentiments.

A Punjab Police team had left for Mumbai to execute an arrest warrant issued by a local court against Rakhi Sawant on Monday.

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The court issued the arrest warrant after Sawant failed to appear before it on March 9 in a case filed against her for making derogatory remarks against sage Valmiki, who wrote the mythological Hindu epic ‘Ramayana’. She allegedly made the remark on a programme on a private television channel last year.

The complainant had accused Sawant of hurting religious sentiments of the Valmiki community by her remarks on a TV show.The next hearing of the case is scheduled for April 10.

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