Punjab Police team leaves for Mumbai to arrest Rakhi Sawant

A Punjab Police team has left here for Mumbai to execute an arrest warrant issued by a local court against controversial TV and Bollywood actor Rakhi Sawant, police said on Monday.

Rakhi Sawant


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, the author of the Ramayana.

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 “By doing so she has hurt the religious sentiments of a large number of his followers,” the complaint said.

“A two-member team of the Ludhiana police has left for Mumbai with the arrest warrant,” a police official said.

Sawant had failed to appear before the court during the last hearing held on March 9 despite the court issuing her repeated summons. The next hearing of the case is scheduled for April 10.

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