Mumbai Police issue statement in Raveena Tandon assault case in Bandra; say her car didn't hit anybody

Raveena Tandon assault case

Hours after Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon and her driver were allegedly attacked by a mob in Mumbai amid rash driving claims against the driver, Mumbai Police has now issued as statement saying that her car did not collide with anyone.

The video that has now gone viral on the internet claims that Raveena's driver hit a family while reversing his car.

In the viral video, the man had claimed that Raveena's driver hit his mother, and when questioned, she started assaulting her. He had claimed the incident happened when he was walking with his mother, sister, and niece near the actor€'s house.

According to the Khar police official, CCTV footage from the vicinity of the Khar-based building, where the incident occurred, showed that women were in close proximity to the actor's car but were not struck by it.

Raveena Tandon shared a statement of DCP Rajtilak Roshan, which he gave to Mid-Day, in which he states that the car didn't hit anybody.

"The complainant gave a false complaint in the alleged video. We checked the entire CCTV footage of the society and found that the actress' 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 are behind the car before reversing. This argument started between them," said DCP Rajtilak Roshan of Zone 9.

"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," he further added.

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The video also shows a group of locals accusing Raveena and her driver of assaulting three women. And the people can be heard saying "Maaro Isko" while Raveena is asking them to stop the recording, she herself dials to call the police. In the video Raveena can be heard saying 'Don't hit me.'

The incident took place on Carter Road in Bandra Saturday night, police said. While no FIR has been registered, a station diary entry has been made at the Khar police station, the official added.

There was no word yet from Raveena on the incident.

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Her driver allegedly hit three persons with the vehicle, following which the crowd became angry and it led to an altercation, an official had said.

In the video, the man claimed that the actress was inebriated and she started assaulting the woman after stepping out of the car. After the incident, a group of people confronted Raveena and her driver inside the premises of a building on Carter Road.

The incident took place after the driver reversed his car, the official said. The viral video shows a woman complaining that Raveena and her driver assaulted her and caused bleeding in her nose.

In view of the altercation, both parties visited the Khar police station and submitted written statements asserting no grievances against each other, the official said. (With PTI inputs) movies