Monica Bedi
Bollywood actress Monica Bedi, known as a girlfriend of the underworld don Abu Salem, was arrested and sentenced for a 5-year jail term in a passport forgery case.
Madhur Bhandarkar
Reportedly, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar was arrested in 2006 for allegedly raping a struggling actress Preeti Jain with the false promise of casting her as the leading lady in his next project.
Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan did not get as much recognition from his films as he got for some charges against him. Fardeen was accused of illegal possession of cocaine in 2001. Again in 2010, he was charged for possession of 1 gram of cocaine by NDPS Act court.
John Abraham
In 2006, John Abraham was taken into police custody for rash driving, but hours later, he got relief from the Bombay High Court, which granted him bail.
Govinda
Govinda was accused of slapping a visitor Santosh Rai on the sets of 'Money Hai Toh Honey Hai' while he was shooting. Sources suggested that Govinda got angry with the visitor's misbehaviour with the artists or it could have been a publicity stunt. Santosh Rai filed a case against Govinda who got booked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and got punished for voluntarily causing hurt.
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra was reportedly accused of breaking the law when IT officials raided her apartment on January 23, 2011.
Shiney Ahuja
Shiney Ahuja shocked the entire nation when he was accused of raping his 20-year-old domestic help in 2009. After denying it for several times by calling it as consensual sex, he finally confessed that he raped his maid.
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt has been the topic of discussion ever since Supreme Court had sentenced him to serve jail term for 5 years. Sanju Baba was accused of illegal possesion of weapons - 9mm pistol and AK-56 assault riffle - during 1993. Dutt was charged against TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act).
Salman Khan
Salman Khan was accused of killing two endangered chinkaras and blackbuck deer during his shoot in Jodhpur (1999) for 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'. He was also accused of drunk driving and killing one pavement dweller and injuring four people, but he has been acquitted of the charge.
Being constantly under the media glare, it is seldom that we find Bollywood celebrities on the wrong side of law. But blame it on circumstances of ill fate, there are times when celebs too went against the law.
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We list down a few instances…