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Urmila Sanawar faces 8 FIRs over leaked recordings
The Indian Express·
Actor Urmila Sanawar faces eight FIRs over leaked recordings tied to the Ankita Bhandari case, including extortion and defamation. Police arrested her October 25 in Saharanpur after Deepika Rathore alleged a Rs 5 crore demand and death threats. Sanawar says former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore is the VIP in the audio. Rathore denies her claims.
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What It Means For You
- Congress leaders questioned police timing a day before Sanawar was to appear for CBI narco and polygraph tests.
- An October 25 Dehradun FIR cites remarks outside a CBI court against BJP figures including B L Santhosh.
- Gautam's January 5 FIR accuses Rathore and Sanawar of circulating fabricated clips linking him to the murder.
What's Happening
- The first FIR followed Sanawar releasing recordings in December 2025, The Indian Express reported.
- Haridwar police registered extortion charges after Rathore's October 24 complaint over social media posts.
- The Uttarakhand High Court on June 3, 2026 declined to quash Gautam's FIR in related petitions.
Ankita Bhandari Investigation
- Sanawar had raised a VIP allegation in recordings connected to the murdered resort employee case.
- She consented to narco-analysis and polygraph tests as part of the CBI investigation.
- Rathore accuses Sanawar of blackmail while denying her marriage and harassment allegations.
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