Chrisann Pereira, currently lodged in Sharjah Central Jail, was arrested at the Sharjah airport on April 1 for carrying a memento that had drugs hidden in it.
A conspiracy involving a dog, trophy and drugs landed a Bollywood actor in a jail in the UAE.
Chrisann Pereira, currently lodged in Sharjah Central Jail, was arrested at the Sharjah airport on April 1 for carrying a memento that had drugs hidden in it. However, the Mumbai Crime Branch has now found out that the actor was allegedly framed in revenge for a fight over a dog.
The police have arrested two people, Anthony Paul – a bakery owner and Rajesh Bobhate – an assistant general manager in a bank – in the case. Rajesh was arrested today, a day after Anthony’s arrest.
The men, residents of Mira Road – a suburb of Mumbai – are also accused of demanding money to release Ms Pereira after she was caught with drugs.
“Anthony booked the Sharjah ticket for her. He also gave her a fake return ticket,” said Deepak Sawant, senior inspector in the crime branch.
A preliminary investigation by the crime branch revealed that accused Anthony’s sister had a fight with the mother of the actor over the dog. Both of them live in the same building. Her mother also had a fight with Anthony once over the dog.
The police suspect that the actor was allegedly made a drug mule over the same issue.