Bollywood actress Chrisann Pereira who was arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on April 1 in connection with a drug possession case was released on Wednesday. A video of Chrisann's mother celebrating her daughter's release from jail has gone viral on social media.
The actress who was part of Mahesh Bhatt's film 'Sadak 2' was reportedly framed by two men, who had planted drugs on her and send her to Sharjah under the pretext of an 'audition' while promising her a role in a Hollywood web series. The two men have been taken into police custody in Mumbai.
Pereira was apprehended at the Sharjah airport on April 1 after a small quantity of a drug was found concealed in a memento which one of the accused had given to her to hand it over to someone in the UAE.
After her arrest, the accused - Ravi Bobhate and Anthony Paul - allegedly demanded Rs 80 lakh from her mother to rescue her, the official said.
The actor's mother then approached the Mumbai Police who arrested the duo and booked them for cheating.
The Mumbai Police had sent the case-related documents to the authorities concerned who went through the case details following which Chrisann Pereira was released on Wednesday night, he said.
An official communication with the Ministry of External Affairs was underway in this connection, he said.
Pereira is likely to return to Mumbai in a day or two, the official said.
(With IANS inputs)
