Exclusive | Actor Antarra Banerjee on fake arrest news: Shocked to the core; to protect myself I will file a complain
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In a classic case of mistaken identity, star Antarra Banerjee found herself entangled in widely shared news and social media posts where she was accused of attacking Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel aboard the Aravali Express with a razor blade and arrested.
Adding to this, Star Antarra Banerjee Known for her roles in Badho Bahu (2016) and Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2018), the star tells HT City, “I am shocked to the core. I got the first call on Sunday morning while I was going to the gym and throughout the day I got over 400 calls. The entire day, I was just talking to my family and people explaining it’s not me. In the morning, I saw an online news article accusing my name and by night it was all over the news and in social media posts with my photograph and name on it.”
Meanwhile, View this post on Instagram A post shared by Antarra Banerjee (@meantarabanerjee)
Notably, It started when one Antara Soham Banerjee was allegedly arrested and an FIR was launched when she entered into an altercation with RPF personnel and later attacked them with a razor blade on August 12.
As per the latest buzz, “On verifying the FIR, I found that we both have different spellings, her father’s name is Soham while my father’s name is Subrata Banerjee. Her address is Thane while I live in Jogeshwari, Andheri West. I am told she is an soon-to-release model. But, my point is how can someone use my name and pix without verifying. I can’t change this, but I request all to fix this error and we are reaching out to them.
In further updates, She adds, “To protect myself I will have to file a complaint and defamation. People don’t understand how much this can tarnish someone’s image. I just want them to pull down the news or issue clarification,” says Antarra.
On top of that, HT City has reviewed the copy of FIR which mentions the name of Antara Soham Banerjee and not Antarra Banerjee.
She was last seen in Lakhwinder Wadali ’s song Chaap Tilak and micro drama The Last Shot . The star adds, “I am going through a personal crisis and not working for over a year as my mother is not well and on treatment in Kolkata. Now, when I returned to Mumbai, this happened."
Source: Hindustan Times