It all started with a video that Munmun Dutta of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame posted on her YouTube channel, where she was accused of passing a 'casteist slur' targeted towards a Scheduled Caste community. 

Soon, an FIR was filed against the actress and she had also tendered an apology. 

Recently, there were reports that the actress was arrested by the Haryana police and that she was interrogated at Hansi police station in Haryana for over four hours before being released on bail. 

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Reacting to the reports of her arrest that spread like a wildfire, Munmun expressed shock.

She told Bollywood Bubble, “Contrary to rumours claiming that I was ‘arrested’, I want to clarify that I went in for a regular interrogation with the police officials. I was not arrested. In fact, I had received the interim bail from the Court already on Friday before I went in for the interrogation.” 

She further revealed that she is currently “on sets shooting for her show” and added, “The officials at Hansi Police Station spoke to me for two and half hours about the case and noted down all important details. They were extremely polite and well behaved. I have been cooperating with the police and will continue to do so.” 

Lashing out at several media houses and publications for spreading false information, Munmun Dutta said that she is “deeply disturbed”. 

She continued, “I am deeply upset with the stories that are being spun around the case, just for headlines. At the same time, I would request media professionals to not create false narratives around the case. The clickbait headlines and thumbnails being used by several portals are deeply disturbing and unethical, to say the least.” 

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Earlier, Munmun Dutta had taken to social media to apologise for her “casteist slur” saying she was “genuinely misinformed about the meaning of the word”. 

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Her apology statement read, “This is in reference to a video that I posted yesterday wherein one word used by me has been misinterpreted. It was never said with the intent of insult, intimidate, humiliate or hurt anyone’s feelings. Because of my language barrier, I was genuinely misinformed about the meaning of the word. Once I was made aware of its meaning immediately took the part down. I have utmost respect for every single person from every caste, creed or gender and acknowledge their immense contribution to our society or nation. Sincerely would like to apologize to every single person who have been unintentionally hurt by the usage of the word and I sincerely regret for the same.”

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