Freedom at last for Monica BediBy : Md Mudassir Alam
AFTER SERVING 18 months rigorous imprisonment in two different fake passport cases, Monica was finally released. On Monday the Supreme Court ordered to release Monica Bedi and relaxed her bail conditions as she agreed to the cancellation of her passport. Following the order of the Supreme Court, a special CBI court on Tuesday granted bail to Monica Bedi.
CBI had charge sheeted Monica for having a passport from Hyderabad on the basis of forged documents in the name of Sana Malik Kamal. In addition to this, the Madhya Pradesh police have also registered a case against Monica for procuring a passport on forged documents in the name of Fauzia.
Monica was convicted under sections 420, 120 B and section 12 of the Passport Act for having a passport on a fictitious name and address in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in 2001. The special CBI court in Hyderabad sentenced Monica Bedi to five year of rigorous imprisonment on 29th September 2006. Later the High Court reduced the trial’s court order of five – year imprisonment to three years. Monica Bedi was granted bail by the Supereme Court in May last in the Hyderabad passport forgery case.
Last week the Bhopal Court in Madhya Pradesh acquitted her where she faced a similar charge of passport forgery. After the order of Bhopal Court Monica approached the apex court and pleaded for relaxing of the bail conditions as she had lost her passport in Portugal. The Supreme Court accepted Monica’s plea and ordered her release without having to surrender her original passport.
On her release while coming out of the jail Monica looked very happy. Monica’s father and uncle were there to receive her. Last week following the acquittal order from the Bhopal Court Monica became sure that she would get bail. While talking with media persons Monica said that she is willing to work in films again. Few producers have also approached her to work in their films, Monica added.
On 11th November, 2005 after prolonged extradition proceedings, Monica Bedi and gangster Abu Salem wanted in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts were brought to India. But Monica was framed only in two cases, forged passport cases in Hyderabad and Bhopal. Apart from this, the police couldn’t frame or file any case against Monica for her alleged connections with Abu Salem.
Now Monica is out and looking for a better tomorrow, but the hue and cry that arose due to her connection with Abu Salem seems to have died down. My question is why police were claiming Monica’s arrest as a big triumph. At last police couldn’t engrave any fact which could prove connection between Monica and Abu Salem. If there was any connection between Monica and Salem, then why wasn’t she framed under MACOCA? Bottom-line is that, Monica’s arrest was nothing but just a tall claim from the Indian police who wasted valuable time and money on Monica.
CBI had charge sheeted Monica for having a passport from Hyderabad on the basis of forged documents in the name of Sana Malik Kamal. In addition to this, the Madhya Pradesh police have also registered a case against Monica for procuring a passport on forged documents in the name of Fauzia.
Monica was convicted under sections 420, 120 B and section 12 of the Passport Act for having a passport on a fictitious name and address in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in 2001. The special CBI court in Hyderabad sentenced Monica Bedi to five year of rigorous imprisonment on 29th September 2006. Later the High Court reduced the trial’s court order of five – year imprisonment to three years. Monica Bedi was granted bail by the Supereme Court in May last in the Hyderabad passport forgery case.
Last week the Bhopal Court in Madhya Pradesh acquitted her where she faced a similar charge of passport forgery. After the order of Bhopal Court Monica approached the apex court and pleaded for relaxing of the bail conditions as she had lost her passport in Portugal. The Supreme Court accepted Monica’s plea and ordered her release without having to surrender her original passport.
On her release while coming out of the jail Monica looked very happy. Monica’s father and uncle were there to receive her. Last week following the acquittal order from the Bhopal Court Monica became sure that she would get bail. While talking with media persons Monica said that she is willing to work in films again. Few producers have also approached her to work in their films, Monica added.
On 11th November, 2005 after prolonged extradition proceedings, Monica Bedi and gangster Abu Salem wanted in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts were brought to India. But Monica was framed only in two cases, forged passport cases in Hyderabad and Bhopal. Apart from this, the police couldn’t frame or file any case against Monica for her alleged connections with Abu Salem.
Now Monica is out and looking for a better tomorrow, but the hue and cry that arose due to her connection with Abu Salem seems to have died down. My question is why police were claiming Monica’s arrest as a big triumph. At last police couldn’t engrave any fact which could prove connection between Monica and Abu Salem. If there was any connection between Monica and Salem, then why wasn’t she framed under MACOCA? Bottom-line is that, Monica’s arrest was nothing but just a tall claim from the Indian police who wasted valuable time and money on Monica.
2 comments:
Trip to Rajasthan
Well I hope Monik leads a better life now....I wish her gud luck....from the core of my heart...hope she becomes a better human being ..
Sherry
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