Case of forgery filed against Priyanka Chopra''s tenant

Mumbai, Jan 19 (PTI) Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra''sfather has lodged an FIR against the tenant staying in theirflat in suburban Andheri for allegedly forging documentspertaining to the tenancy agreement, police said today.

Rakesh Kapoor, the tenant, and others were booked underthe IPC sections related to forgery and cheating by suburbanOshiwara police last month, deputy police commissioner KMMPrasanna said today.

According to the police, Kapoor stays in a flat owned byPriyanka in Sky Oberoi Heights building in Andheri.

Kapoor''s tenancy agreement was to end on December 31 andthe actor had sent him a notice a month earlier asking him tovacate the flat, police said.

However, Kapoor refused to vacate the flat, and askedthe actor to renew the agreement, police said. He also toldthe actor that they had no option but to renew the agreementand stated that if she intended to sell the flat, the firstpreference should be given to him, police said.

Subsequently, the actor''s father Ashok Chopra complainedto the police.

Inquiry revealed that Kapoor had in fact forged thedocuments.

Kapoor and other accused have filed anticipatory bailapplication, which will be heard by the sessions court soon,police said.