Raveena Tandon was not drunk, false complaint was filed: Mumbai Police
Mumbai/IBNS: The Mumbai Police has clarified a false complaint was filed against actress Raveena Tandon, who has been accused of being drunk, rash driving and assault, media reports said.
In a video which went viral, Raveena was seen around people who were pushing her and trying to beat her driver.
Reportedly, an argument broke out when Raveena's driver was parking the car.
Actress Raveena Tandon was attacked by mob after her driver was accused of rash driving & hitting 3 women of a family
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) June 2, 2024
But CCTV footage revealed - Raveena’s car did not hit anyone.
1) Why was the family lying?
2) Was this a setup to target her?
3) Was this planned for extortion? pic.twitter.com/0p3pmE6lxl
As per police, the driver was reversing the car when a family was passing by. The family thought they would have been hit by the driver and the scuffle broke out. Hearing the argument, Raveena came out.
After considerable argument, both parties left the scene.
Receiving the complaint, police reached the actress' house, questioned her staff and summoned both parties to Khar Police Station.
Now Raveena has shared a screenshot of police's interaction Mid-day where they said, "The complainant gave a false complaint in the alleged video. We checked the entire CCTV footage of the society and found that the actress's driver was reversing the car from the road into the society when this family was crossing the same lane.
"The family stopped the car and told the driver that he should check if people were behind the car before reversing and an argument started between them."
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) June 2, 2024
"This argument escalated into abusive language, and actress Raveena Tandon arrived at the spot to check what had happened with her driver. The actress tried to protect the driver from the mob; however, the mob started abusing her.
"Both Raveena Tandon and the family went to the Khar police station and gave written complaints. Later, they both also submitted letters stating they did not want to register any complaints."
DCP Raj Tilak Roshan said as quoted by NDTV, "Nobody was injured in this incident. We checked the CCTV footage, and the car did not hit anyone. The actress was not drunk."