The Mumbai Police on Sunday clarified that a false complaint was filed against actor Raveena Tandon with the Khar police. She was accused of being drunk, reckless driving and assault.
“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,” the DCP said.
Meanwhile, the actress on her social media platform X, formerly Twitter, shared a screenshot of a post by Viral Bhayani. The post clarified that it was a false complaint and after checking the CCTV footage, it was clear that Tandon’s car did not hit anyone and she was not drunk.
As the dispute heated up, Raveena stopped by to see how her driver was doing and made an effort to shield him from the crowd. The duo went to the Khar police station to file complaints but subsequently withdrew them. “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 Rajtilak Roshan explained.
DCP Roshan also stated that nobody was injured in this incident. “We checked the CCTV footage, and the car did not hit anyone. The actress was not drunk,” he added.
In another screenshot shared by the actress in the same post, the Mumbai Police was quoted in an online portal saying that both parties denied making any complaints. “Tandon’s driver was trying to reverse the car to park it, and three people from a family felt that they would get hit. After the argument, both parties left, and later, police reached the spot and questioned Tandon’s staff. The other party was also called to the Police station. Both parties denied making any complaints,” Mumbai Police was quoted as saying.
As per the Mumbai Police, while Tandon’s driver was reversing the car, a family was passing in front of the building’s gate. Thinking that the car would hit them, a scuffle broke out between the driver and three women of the family over the issue.
On the work front, Raveena Tandon will be next seen in ‘Welcome 3’, starring Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Disha Patani, Lara Dutta and Paresh Rawal. Recently, she was seen in Disney+Hotstar’s ‘Patna Shuklla’.
(with agency inputs)