Indian actress exempted from home quarantine

Actress Kangana Ranaut is currently making headlines after her controversial remarks comparing Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir as authorities demolished `illegal' structures at her bungalow.

Mumbai: The local administration in Mumbai has exempted Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut from the 14-day home quarantine rule for people arriving from outside the state, an official said.

Ranaut, is currently making headlines after her controversial remarks comparing Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir as authorities demolished `illegal' structures at her bungalow.

A senior administration official said she had made an online application for exemption from home quarantine as she was on a short visit.

"Since she is staying here for less than a week, she was exempted under the `short-term visitor category'," the officer said.

According to officials, the actress is scheduled to leave Mumbai on September 14. PTI