Published 15:32 IST, December 18th 2019
Payal Rohatgi says she was 'politically victimized', opens up on the first night in jail
Model and actress Payal Rohatgi were arrested by the Bundi police in Rajasthan over a defamatory video she had posted on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
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Model and actress Payal Rohatgi were arrested by Bundi police in Rajasthan over a defamatory video she had posted on former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Addressing reporters after her release, she said that she was 'politically victimized'. actress stressed on having freedom of speech and clarified that she wasn't aware that she would get "trapped in legalities" because of a video adding that she would w exercise her "freedom of speech by avoiding legalities". She also spoke about how she spent a sleepless night and that it was very cold. However, her cellmates shared stories with her and she was quite 'touched'.
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Payal had been sent to eight-day judicial custody on Monday. On Tuesday, her bail was granted on furnishing two sureties of Rs 25,000 each. Payal was detained by Rajasthan Police on Sunday on basis on a complaint filed Congress Youth leader Charmesh Sharma. When asked about person because of whom she landed behind bars, she replied, “Everyone kws who trapped me? But if I name person, person will once again trap me in some legal issue.”
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actress's partner Sangram Singh had also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking for help. Singh took to social media to request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into matter. "This is freedom of Speech in Congress Ruling state, @HMOIndia @PMOIndia @narendramodi Sir. Please have a look at this matter🙏" he wrote. Read tweet below-
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15:24 IST, December 18th 2019