Despite their fame, celebrities are people just like us. And just like us, we often hear about celebrities breaking the law, sometimes with horrific consequences. As we are about to find out, however, the privileged position celebrities have in our society allows them to get reduced sentences and / or even to get away with it. We have put together a list of the ten most horrible crimes ever committed by celebrities.
1. Salman Khan –
One of the best bollywood actor Salman Khan has been involved in two major cases - Hit-Run case of 2002 and the Black Buck hunting case. During the shooting of Hum Saath Saath Hain movie in Jodhpur Salman Khan along with their co-actors were accused of killing two chinkaras and two black bucks in 1998 for which Salman was sentenced a five year jail sentence although the actor is currently out on bail.
2. Sanjay Dutt -
Sanjay Dutt one of the adroit actor has been topic of
discussion ever since the Supreme Court sentenced to serve a jail term of five
years. Sanjay Dutt has been given a five-year sentence for having illegal
weapons(9mm pistol and an AK-56 assault rifle) this linked to the 1993 serial
blasts held in Mumbai that killed 257 people. Dutt was exonerate under TADA
(Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act) and had already served several months
in jail.The actor is currently serving a six year jail term but is out on
parole at the moment.
3. Shiney Ahuja –
Actor Shiney Ahuja was arrested on 14th June 2009 that he
had consensual sex with her maid and he was sentenced for a seven year
imprisonment. In court maid retracted the charge and she stated that the act of
sex had been consentient. However, the trial court judge denied to accept the
retraction and convicted Ahuja based on circumstantial proofs. Although Shiney
was granted bail a month after his conviction.
4. Govinda –
Bollywood entertaining man Govinda who was urged by the apex
court to apologize to slapping a visitor Santosh Rai while he was visiting the
actor’s set in 2008. Govinda was angry when Rai misbehaved with artists on set
and the women present there. Rai registered a case against the actor and he was
booked under the Indian Penal Code including Sections 323, 352, 506 (Punishment
for criminal intimidation). Govinda has not solicited guilty and it remains to
be seen if the proceedings turn out in favour of the actor.
5. Madhur Bhandarker –
He is a well known Indian movie director, script writer, and
producer was arrested in 2006 for raping struggling actress Preeti Jain.
Actress registered a complain that, Bhandarkar had raped her sixteen times
between 1999 and 2004 with a promise of casting her as actress in his upcoming
movies. Although nothing substantial was proved against him but later on
Madhur Bhandarkar was released as no proof was found against him.
6. Monika Bedi -
7. Saif Ali Khan-
Nawab Saif Ali Khan was charged for assaulting an NRI businessman from
South Africa named Iqbal Sharma at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. According to
Sharma, Saif Ali Khan with his friends
were reportedly dining at the restaurant when he had a fight with Iqbal Sharma. Sharma was next to a table where Khan was eating dinner.
Sharma went to Khan and asked him to lower his voice, because the noise from his table was interrupting him. He said when Saif did not stop they were moving to an another place and as they crossed each other at a passage Saif directed abuses and started beating him up. But Saif said he is a law-abiding citizen. It was Sharma who started the fight and now he is lying with a straight face. I was simply acting in self-defence. But at the end, the actor was given bail.
Sharma went to Khan and asked him to lower his voice, because the noise from his table was interrupting him. He said when Saif did not stop they were moving to an another place and as they crossed each other at a passage Saif directed abuses and started beating him up. But Saif said he is a law-abiding citizen. It was Sharma who started the fight and now he is lying with a straight face. I was simply acting in self-defence. But at the end, the actor was given bail.
8. Shahrukh Khan-
As
we all know that Shahrukh is badshah of bollywood industry.SRK seems to be the Badshah of controversies too which seem endless. Last year in 2012, Shahrukh
Khan had an argument with the Maharashtra Cricket Association officials. The
Maharashtra Cricket Association officials on the other hand accused Khan of
engaging in a noisy fight with them. Shahrukh’s kids Suhana and Aryan were
present at the stadium to see an IPL match between their SRK team Kolkota
Knight Riders and the Mumbai Indians.
After KKR won, everyone was enthusiastic. But the sensation of victory soon turned into a nightmare when Shahrukh got into a fight with the officials. Shahrukh Khan has been banned from the stadium for five years.
After KKR won, everyone was enthusiastic. But the sensation of victory soon turned into a nightmare when Shahrukh got into a fight with the officials. Shahrukh Khan has been banned from the stadium for five years.
9. John Abraham-
John
Abraham is an Indian film actor and a former model. Bollywood infatuation John
was sent to jail for rash driving in 2006. A case was filed against him
following an accident. On October 14, 2010, the Metropolitan Magistrate Court
at Bandra convicted him for the driving incident in which two persons were
injured and sentenced him to a period of 15 days jail.
10. Honey Singh-
One of the most famous Punjabi rapper Honey
Singh has been slammed for vulgar and offensive lyrics demeaning women. An FIR
was filed against rapper Honey Singh for offensive lyrics in some of his songs. In his complaint, Thakur alleged that the songs were
intensely vulgar, salacious and indecent and act as an offensive catalyst for
crime against women".
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