Actor-producer Rahul Raj Singhhas managed to add one more case to his criminal record, the second in two weeks. On Sunday night, he was caught for drunk driving by the traffic police and hauled to the Santacruz police station. He was driving with his ex-girlfriend, Saloni Sharma, who argued with the cops. Rahul has been chargesheeted for abetting the suicide of TV actor Pratyusha Banerjee.
Interestingly, Saloni was accused of assaulting Pratyusha at her Goregaon apartment earlier this year. Pratyusha was found hanging in the apartment on April 1. Saloni later gave a statement against Rahul that he owed her lakhs of rupees. The statement is a part of the chargesheet.
"Rahul was brought to the Santacruz police station by the traffic police for the offence of driving under influence of alchohol. Saloni was arguing with the police to not take action else she would complain to superiors. They were brought before the night duty inspector Shrikant Desai and he tried to pacify them. But they still argued. Rahul was not possessing his driving license. Action taken for drunken driving and not possessing driving license vide LAC No 4600/16 and 4601/16," said Mumbai Police spokesperson Ashok Dudhe.
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