Online impersonation case: Hrithik Roshan to record statement today

Actor Hrithik Roshan left for the Crime Branch office to record his statement in connection with his 2016 complaint about fake emails in his name to Kangana Ranaut. Roshan had denied having any kind of relationship with Ranaut.

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, who was summoned by Mumbai Crime Branch in connection with his 2016 complaint about fake emails in his name to Kangana Ranaut, will record his statement on Saturday. The actor reached the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) at commissioner's office at around 11.45 am today.

Hrithik's complaint in 2016 alleged that someone was impersonating him and was emailing actor Kangana Ranaut from a bogus email ID in his name. The complaint followed a spat between the two.

In 2016, Roshan had sent a legal notice to Ranaut after she had referred to him as a silly ex. Roshan had denied having any kind of relationship with Ranaut. The two actors had worked together in the films 'Kites' (2010) and 'Krrish 3' (2013).

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Roshan had then claimed that Ranaut had been sending him hundreds of absurd emails. In 2016, the Cyber Cell had also taken Roshan's laptop and phone for investigation.

Roshan had accused Ranaut of harassing him by sending him hundreds of emails. Following an initial probe, police recorded Ranaut's statement after concluding that the emails were allegedly sent from her id.

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However, Ranaut has denied sending emails to Roshan. A case under section 419 (cheating by personation) of IPC and sections 66C (identity theft), 66D (cheating by personation using computer resources) of the InformationTechnology Act was registered against an unknown person at Cyber Police Station.

In December last year, Hrithik's lawyer had approached the Mumbai police commissioner regarding the pending probe, after which it was transferred to the Crime Branch's CIU, the official informed.

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With agency inputs