Rakhi Sawant gets relief in 2010 suicide case as court cancels warrant

Actor Rakhi Sawant received relief in a 16-year-old case linked to the suicide of a man who appeared on her television show Rakhi Ka Insaaf in November 2010. A court in Jhansi on Thursday cancelled the non-bailable warrant issued against her on October 16, after her lawyer submitted an earlier High Court order directing that no coercive action be taken against her.

According to advocate Asu Singh, who is representing the actor, the High Court's order had not been placed on record before the lower court



during the previous hearing. This, he said, led to the issuance of the non-bailable warrant.

During Thursday's hearing, the earlier order was presented before the court. After taking it on record, the court cancelled the warrant and directed that it be withdrawn with immediate effect.

The development offers Sawant relief from the warrant, but it does not mean that the entire case has been closed. Further judicial proceedings in the matter are expected to continue.