City
Epaper

Payal Rohatgi gets bail in objectionable comment case

By IANS | Published: December 17, 2019 5:36 PM

TV and reality star Payal Rohatgi, who was sent to judicial custody till December 24 by a metropolitan court a day ago, was granted bail on Tuesday.

Open in App

Additional District Magistrate's (ADJ) court of Bundi granted bail to the actress on a personal bond.

Rohatgi was sent to judicial custody by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court of Bundi on Monday on charges of posting objectionable content on social media sites against Nehru-Gandhi family few months ago.

On October 10, a complaint was lodged by Congress worker Charmesh Sharma against Payal for posting an objectionable video on Nehru and his family on the Facebook and Twitter.

Police lodged a case against her under section 504, 505(2) of the IPC and started investigation.

According to senior lawyers, she can be awarded a two year imprisonment or penalty if convicted. As it is a non-bailable offence, bail cannot be granted by the police, they said.

"Despite several notices sent to her, Rohatgi did not come to Bundi for interrogation. The notices were sent via email, posts and even a team was sent there to look for her. However, this time, police team found her and hence she was arrested," Bundi Superintendent of Police (SP) Mamta Gupta had said after the arrest.

A police team from Bundi had to camp in Ahmedabad for three days to arrest her on Sunday.

Soon after her arrest, Rohatgi had tweeted: "I am arrested by @PoliceRajasthan for making a video on #MotilalNehru which I made from taking information from @google... Freedom of Speech is a joke," read a post on her Twitter handle.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: BundinehruRohatgiMamta Gupta
Open in App

Related Stories

FootballSr Women's National Football C'ship: Railways, Haryana pick up crucial wins in Group B

Politics"Because of you, I'm safe..." Jailed gangster Atiq Ahmed thanks media

PoliticsPolice convoy halts at Bundi as UP police shifts gangster Atiq Ahmed from Sabarmati Jail to Prayagraj

PoliticsProgress of country possible only with progress of women: Priyanka Gandhi

PoliticsProgress of country possible only with progress of women: Priyanka Gandhi

Entertainment Realted Stories

Entertainment'Padmaavat' actor Anuj Sharma shares his working experience with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 'Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar'

EntertainmentDrake, Kendrick Lamar engage in intensely personal diss tracks

EntertainmentCharlie Puth responds to Taylor Swift's nod with new song 'Hero'

EntertainmentNBC renews 'Night Court' for third season

Entertainment'CODA' director Sian Heder to helm Paramount's 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'