Rebecca Samervel (THE TIMES OF INDIA; May 1, 2016)
In her statement recorded by cyber crime cops on Saturday, actor Kangana Ranaut has claimed that it was fellow actor Hrithik Roshan who hacked into her email account. Kangana's lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee confirmed the development. Her statement was recorded by cops probing actor Hrithik Roshan's complaint which alleged that an imposter had sent mails from a fake email account in his name.
In a statement following the development, Siddiquee said the actor recorded her statement along with her sister Rangoli. “The police were extremely happy to get more information from my clients and learn new things, which were not mentioned by Hrithik in his FIR. Going forward, a lot of things will unfold and even the aim and objective of why Hrithik was circulating a private report to the media to clear his name, would become obvious.“
Siddiquee further alleged that it would now also become apparent why in his earlier informal complaint, Hrithik had not named Kangana and had lied. “The reasons for delay in lodging the FIR by Hrithik have become more clear now. The statements were recorded between 5pm and 8pm,“ he added.
He said that owing to traffic woes, cops arrived at the residence at 4.45pm instead of the scheduled 4pm. The advocate said that Kangana who had meetings at 5pm, rescheduled them to give her statement.
The cyber crime cops were to visit Ranaut's residence the previous Monday, April 18, to record her statement and inspect her computer and electronic devices, but had postponed the visit after her lawyer had said she was not available.
In his FIR, the actor said that on May 24, 2014, at a party hosted by Karan Johar for his birthday, “Ranaut met me and thanked me for appreciating her work in the movie 'Queen'. He told her he had not even seen the film and when she told him about his reply to her mails, he had told her that that was not his account. The actor had filed the FIR on March 25 about impersonation under the Information Technology Act and an offence of cheating under the Indian Penal Code against an unknown person. He had filed a complaint to cops in December 2014 about the alleged imposter but mentioned that it was his 'fans' because 'he had not wished to tarnish anyone's image'," the complaint stated. Hrithik's advocate Dipesh Mehta did not respond to calls or messages on the development.
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BOMBAY TIMES (May 1, 2016)
Nearly two months after the Hrithik Roshan Kangana Ranaut controversy broke out, it seems the investigation will finally begin. At the time of going to press, there was a strong indication that the actress would record her statement with the Cyber Crime Cell by evening.
It's been a month since the police first wrote to Kangana to record her statement after Hrithik filed an FIR. The actress, at the behest of her lawyer, requested the crime cell for a copy of the FIR before recording her statement. Her lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee tells us that the cops have still not provided them the copy despite several requests and they got it through the court. He says, “We got the copy of FIR through the court only last Monday (April 25), which was in Marathi. And we got the English translation on Wednesday.“
After having gone through the contents of the FIR, Kangana was reportedly ready to record her statement in the presence of her lawyer.
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Nazia Sayed (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 1, 2016)
A team of Mumbai police's Cyber Crime Cell on Saturday evening visited actress Kangana Ranaut's Khar-west residence to record her and her sister-cum-manager Rangoli's statement.
Actor Hrithik Roshan has filed a case of impersonation against an unknown person for operating an email ID in his name. Since Kangana had exchanged emails on this ID, the Cyber Crime Cell had summoned her to record her statement.
The team led by Inspector Kalpana Gadekar reached the actress's residence around 5.30 pm and left around 8 pm. According to sources, Kangana shared details of, what she called, her affair with Hrithik. She said they were seeing each other for over a year and at one point had contemplated marriage.
She said Hrithik, however, developed cold feet and stopped communicating with her.
She insisted that the account Hrithik has called fake, in fact belonged to him. She said Hrithik invented the imposter theory after he decided to walk out of the relationship.
Kangana's lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee was present all through the recording of her statement as also of her sister Rangoli.
Police said while Kangana was supposed to present herself at the Cyber Crime Cell in the afternoon and had left home for the same when she suddenly changed her mind and returned to her residence. The team then decided to visit her house.
Rangoli made a witness
Rangoli has been made a witness in the case as she had also sent a mail to Hrithik on the same email ID.
Kangana, according to sources, has presented all the emails and photographs as evidence to the police and will be surrendering her laptop too for forensic tests.
Though the police have finished recording her statement, they said it is yet premature to arrive at any conclusion.
Siddiquee said his client had always wanted to cooperate with the police. "We want a fair investigation in the case and now there is no question of a compromise."
In a statement following the development, Siddiquee said the actor recorded her statement along with her sister Rangoli. “The police were extremely happy to get more information from my clients and learn new things, which were not mentioned by Hrithik in his FIR. Going forward, a lot of things will unfold and even the aim and objective of why Hrithik was circulating a private report to the media to clear his name, would become obvious.“
Siddiquee further alleged that it would now also become apparent why in his earlier informal complaint, Hrithik had not named Kangana and had lied. “The reasons for delay in lodging the FIR by Hrithik have become more clear now. The statements were recorded between 5pm and 8pm,“ he added.
He said that owing to traffic woes, cops arrived at the residence at 4.45pm instead of the scheduled 4pm. The advocate said that Kangana who had meetings at 5pm, rescheduled them to give her statement.
The cyber crime cops were to visit Ranaut's residence the previous Monday, April 18, to record her statement and inspect her computer and electronic devices, but had postponed the visit after her lawyer had said she was not available.
In his FIR, the actor said that on May 24, 2014, at a party hosted by Karan Johar for his birthday, “Ranaut met me and thanked me for appreciating her work in the movie 'Queen'. He told her he had not even seen the film and when she told him about his reply to her mails, he had told her that that was not his account. The actor had filed the FIR on March 25 about impersonation under the Information Technology Act and an offence of cheating under the Indian Penal Code against an unknown person. He had filed a complaint to cops in December 2014 about the alleged imposter but mentioned that it was his 'fans' because 'he had not wished to tarnish anyone's image'," the complaint stated. Hrithik's advocate Dipesh Mehta did not respond to calls or messages on the development.
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BOMBAY TIMES (May 1, 2016)
Nearly two months after the Hrithik Roshan Kangana Ranaut controversy broke out, it seems the investigation will finally begin. At the time of going to press, there was a strong indication that the actress would record her statement with the Cyber Crime Cell by evening.
It's been a month since the police first wrote to Kangana to record her statement after Hrithik filed an FIR. The actress, at the behest of her lawyer, requested the crime cell for a copy of the FIR before recording her statement. Her lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee tells us that the cops have still not provided them the copy despite several requests and they got it through the court. He says, “We got the copy of FIR through the court only last Monday (April 25), which was in Marathi. And we got the English translation on Wednesday.“
After having gone through the contents of the FIR, Kangana was reportedly ready to record her statement in the presence of her lawyer.
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Nazia Sayed (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 1, 2016)
A team of Mumbai police's Cyber Crime Cell on Saturday evening visited actress Kangana Ranaut's Khar-west residence to record her and her sister-cum-manager Rangoli's statement.
Actor Hrithik Roshan has filed a case of impersonation against an unknown person for operating an email ID in his name. Since Kangana had exchanged emails on this ID, the Cyber Crime Cell had summoned her to record her statement.
The team led by Inspector Kalpana Gadekar reached the actress's residence around 5.30 pm and left around 8 pm. According to sources, Kangana shared details of, what she called, her affair with Hrithik. She said they were seeing each other for over a year and at one point had contemplated marriage.
She said Hrithik, however, developed cold feet and stopped communicating with her.
She insisted that the account Hrithik has called fake, in fact belonged to him. She said Hrithik invented the imposter theory after he decided to walk out of the relationship.
Kangana's lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee was present all through the recording of her statement as also of her sister Rangoli.
Police said while Kangana was supposed to present herself at the Cyber Crime Cell in the afternoon and had left home for the same when she suddenly changed her mind and returned to her residence. The team then decided to visit her house.
Rangoli made a witness
Rangoli has been made a witness in the case as she had also sent a mail to Hrithik on the same email ID.
Kangana, according to sources, has presented all the emails and photographs as evidence to the police and will be surrendering her laptop too for forensic tests.
Though the police have finished recording her statement, they said it is yet premature to arrive at any conclusion.
Siddiquee said his client had always wanted to cooperate with the police. "We want a fair investigation in the case and now there is no question of a compromise."