B-Town Celebrities Who Went to Jail For Crime

For any celebrity a small mistake can result in a huge loss. It has been proven that most of the Bollywood stars have crucial links with crime world. Behind the glamour world there are many celebrities who are breaking the law, few of them have defied the laws and many are still awaiting a verdict. Below is the list of the few actors who had committed crime and went to jail.

Sanjay Dutt:

Bollywood super hero Sanjay Dutt has been the topic of discussion ever since he was arrested in 1993 Mumbai blasts case for illegal arms possession. The Supreme Court sentenced him to serve a jail term of 5 years but was granted bail after being in jail for 18 months. The actor was held under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA). In 2007 he was sent to 6 years rigorous imprisonment but the Supreme Court in 2013 once again pronounced its judgement which was then reduced to 5 years. Sanjay was finally set free on 25th February 2016, before his sentence officially finished.

Salman Khan:

Salman Khan is controversies favourite child who always stays in news with his tumultuous career and personal life. The superstar of Bollywood has more than one cases filed against him in court. Earlier in 1998 black buck poaching case he was sent to prison and recently he has been convicted in 2002 hit and run case and Mumbai sessions court has sentenced a jail term of 5 years.

John Abraham:

Bollywood hunky actor John Abraham was behind bar for hitting two people with his motorcycle in 2006, Mumbai. He was taken into custody after a case was filed against him and was given a short prison sentence of 15 days for rash and negligent driving. However, finally the actor came out on bail.

Saif Ali Khan:

Nawab of Bollywood Saif Ali Khan was arrested for assaulting a man at Taj Hotel in Mumbai. The actor was partying with his wife Kareena and other Bollywood friends, they were causing disturbance to other customers at hotel. When a man named Iqbal Sharma asked them to be quiet then Saif picked a fight and broke the boy’s nose. Saif was arrested on the basis of the statements from the eyewitnesses and was later released on bail.

Monica Bedi:

Bollywood beauty queen Monica Bedi was arrested for having connections with underworld gangster Abu Salem. The actress alongside with Abu Salem was arrested when they tried to enter Portugal using fake passports. Finally Monica come out from jail and once again started acting.

Inder kumar:

Inder kumar who is well known for his supporting roles in Bollywood films was sent to jail for abusing and raping a 22 year old aspiring actress. He was been kept under judicial custody and was granted bail on a bond of Rs 30,000.

Sonali Bendre:

The sultry actress-model, Sonali was a victim of religious issues. She was arrested in 2001 for posing ‘inappropriately’ on the cover of Showtime magazine. A case was filed against the actress by some religious people, sonali posed in a sexy and revealing outfit on the cover which was printed with Hindu religious phrase. Finally she was released on bail.

Fardeen Khan:

Bollywood actor Fardeen was sent to jail in 2001 and he was caught buying cocaine illegally in Mumbai. He spent five days in jail and was released on a bail after paying Rs 20,000.

Ankit Tiwari:

Bollywood young playback singer Ankit Tiwari who won millions of heart for his songs in the movie 'Ashiqui 2’ was arrested and sent to jail for allegedly raping his girlfriend on several occasions, after falsely promising her marriage.

Madhur Bhandarkar:

Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar who is known for his great work in film industry was sent to jail in 2004 in rape case. He was accused by actress starlet Preeti Jain for raping her on the pretext of promising her a film. Meanwhile, the actress Preeti was arrested in 2005 for hiring a contract killer to kill Bhandarkar. But after struggling for 9 years Bhandarkar was finally set free by the court.

Aditya Pancholi:

The actor-producer Aditya Pancholi was arrested for allegedly assaulted a bouncer of a 5 star hotel in Juhu. He was sent to judicial custody but was granted bail soon after. The actor got into a heated argument with the DJ rejected to play Hindi songs and the bouncers tried to stop him but in a angry state Pancholi beaten one of them, leaving him injured.

Sooraj Pancholi:

Like father, like son. Young talented actor Sooraj Pancholi was charged with abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan. The duos were in love, with the broken heart the actress committed suicide and it was clearly mentioned in the suicide note. Sooraj was sent to jail but was soon granted bail, he finally made his B-town debut 'Hero' in 2015 after the case.

Shiney Ahuja:

Actor Shiney has won great applause for his debut film in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003.  His life took a worst turn when a rape case filed against him by his maid in 2009. The married actor was reported for allegedly raping his maid at his apartment who was aged 18. Shiney was sentenced in jail for 7 years and was released on a bail bond of Rs 50,000 in the same year. He was once again seen on silver screen in Welcome Back film (2015).