Obscenity charge : Sunny Leone deposes before Mumbai police

Sunny Leone visited the cyber crime cell of the Thane Police Station in Mumbai to record her statement in the obscenity case filed against her on May 14. A Mumbai housewife had filed a complaint against the actor earlier this month.

In her complaint, 30-year-old Anjali Vinod Palan had alleged that by launching her website on air, Sunny was promoting obscenity and affecting society. Sunny Leone’s pictures and videos on the internet is spreading obscenity in the society, alleged Palan’s complaint.

The FIR registered at the Dombivali Police Station was filed under Sections 292, 292A, 294 and r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and also under Sections 3 and 4 of Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act 2000. Sunny had been booked under the aforementioned sections, and if convicted, the actress faces up to five years in jail for the crime – circulating obscene content on the internet.

Sunny, who entered the Hindi film industry with the 2012 film Jism 2, has been seen in a couple of other Hindi films, too. The former adult actress had earlier said that she wanted people to forget her past. Leone was first seen on television in Bigg Boss 5, after which she was offered a role in Jism 2.

Source : India Today