After more than 20 years, a railway court has framed charges against Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Karisma Kapoor after y allegedly pulled emergency chain of a train while shooting for a film in 1997. duo had challenged order in a sessions court on Wednesday, AK Jain, counsel of Kapoor and Deol, said. actors were accused of illegally pulling chain of 2413-A Uplink Express, causing its delay by 25 minutes. council said that charges were initially read out against both actors in 2009, which y challenged in a sessions court on  April 2010.

Next hearing on September 24

charges were initially read out against both actors in 2009, which y challenged in a sessions court on April 2010. Besides Sunny Deol and Karisma Kapoor, stuntman Tinu Verma and Satish Shah were also accused in case but y had t challenged charges against m in sessions court in 2010.  Counsel also said that September 17 order is against law as sessions court has exonerated it on April 24, 2010. railway court has w scheduled next hearing in 1997 case on September 24.

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actors were shooting for 'Bajrang'

n assistant station master Sitaram Malakar of Narena lodged a complaint at General Railway Police. Following this, both actors were accused of violating Section 141 (needlessly interfering with means of communication in a train), Section 145 (drunkenness or nuisance), Section 146 (obstructing a railway servant in his duties), and Section 147 (trespass and refusal to desist from trespass) of Railways Act. In 1997, both actors along with or crew members were shooting for film 'Bajrang' at Sanvarda vill near Phulera in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. complainant had filed a written complaint in which he mentioned that people from Mumbai who had come to shoot a movie had pulled chain of 2413-A Uplink Express at Narena railway station.

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On work front

actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol, who joined BJP in April, is currently busy with promotions of his directorial debut 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas' starring his son Karan Deol. Karisma Kapoor will be seen in ALT Balaji's web series 'Mental hai kya'.

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(With inputs from PTI)