Bollywood actress Sunny Leone appears before Thane police

Thane, May 27: Bollywood actress Sunny Leone, against whom a case of allegedly "promoting vulgarity" through the social media was registered, on Wednesday recorded her statement before police.

After a complaint against Leone by an activist of the Hindu Janjagriti Samiti (HJS) was lodged with the Dombivili police, the case was transferred to the Thane police Cyber cell which had issued her summons.

She appeared before the police, accompanied by her counsel and relatives, the official said.

The actress was present at the Thane police headquarters for about an hour during which curious onlookers and fans milled around the spot to catch a glimpse of her, the police official said.

In her statement to the police, Sunny Leone said that she respected Indians and India, the official said.

DCP Crime Branch Parag Manere is supervising officer in the case which is being investigated by police inspector Jagdish Sawant of the Thane police Cyber Cell, the police official said.

PTI