9 Bollywood Celebrities Who Went to Jail and Why

Salman Khan

He was accused of hunting and killing the endangered chinkara deer and was also accused of killing a person roadside, with his car for which he had to spend 18 days in jail. He is now finally released from all charges by the court. 

Vijay Raaz

In 2005, it was allegedly reported that he was arrested and jailed in Dubai for illegal possession of drugs. However, the actor cleared that he was being falsely accused.

Source: Times of India

John Abraham

This handsome hunk of Bollywood was arrested by the Mumbai police, when he crashed his Hayabusa onto a cycle injuring two travelers in 2006. Although he got bail soon, but, it took court 6 years to sentence him to 15 days in jail. 

Source: Times of India

Fardeen Khan

He was caught attempting to buy drugs in 2001. But, he came out of jail in few days, since he had possessed a very small amount of the drug, he had to sign up for treatment though.

Source: Times of India

Ankit Tiwari

The famous singer who is known for his songs like 'Sunn raha hai na tu (Aashiqui 2)' and ' Teri galiyaan (Ek villain)', was arrested by Versova Police after the woman, allegedly his one-time girlfriend, filed a complaint saying that he raped her. He was granted bail a week later.

Source: Times of India

Inder Kumar

The actor who is known for his movies such as Khiladiyon ka Khiladi and Wanted, was arrested for allegedly raping a model in 2014. But later, the sessions court granted him bail on a bond of Rs 30,000.

Source: Hindustan Times

Rajpal Yadav

The Delhi High court sent him to judicial custody for misleading the court in a 5 crore recovery suit, filed against him by a businessman. He had to spend 10 days in jail for filing a false affidavit.

Source: Indianexpress

Sanjay Dutt

Last year, he was released from Yerwada jail, Pune. He was arrested for illegal arms possession in 1993. In 2007-08, he had served 18 months in jail. Rest of his 42 months out of a total of five years of imprisonment, he served from 2013-16.

Source: Indianexpress

Shiney Ahuja

The actor who is known for his films like Gangster, Life in a metro, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, was accused of raping his own maid for which he spent about 3 months in jail.

Source: Wikipedia

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