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Actor Urmila Sanawar Arrested For Extortion And Defamation In Uttarakhand

Amit KumarSource: hindustantimes.com
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Actor Urmila Sanawar Arrested For Extortion And Defamation In Uttarakhand
Actor Urmila Sanawar Arrested For Extortion And Defamation In UttarakhandSource: hindustantimes.com
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Actor Urmila Sanawar was arrested in Haridwar on Sunday for allegedly trying to extort ₹5 crore from former BJP lawmaker Suresh Rathore’s daughter. Hours later, police in Dehradun booked her in another case for making defamatory remarks against Sikkim Governor Dushyant Gautam outside a court.

The extortion complaint alleged that Sanawar issued death threats and demanded property. Sanawar had recently released an audio clip linking Gautam to a 2022 murder case.

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