Poonam Pandey arrested for controversial photo shoot in Goa

Actress Poonam Pandey was detained by police on Thursday, a day after she was booked for taking part in a controversial photoshoot at the site of a restricted dam in south Goa, police said. Pandey, who was staying at a seaside resort in North Goa, was detained by officers from the Calangute Police Station and handed over to the police staff at the Canacona Police Station in South Goa, where the FIR was registered against her. .

Earlier Thursday, a police inspector was also suspended following outrage over the actor’s controversial photoshoot on the restricted site.

Photos of Pandey’s provocative shoot, held at the Chapoli dam in the Canacona sub-district, went viral earlier this week, sparking protests in the area, and members of the ruling and opposition parties staged a protest on Thursday, demanding that police officers allow the filming.

The protesters had threatened to close down the town of Canacona for a day, while demanding action for the alleged breach of duty by the police.

“The police inspector in charge of the Canacona police station, Tukaram Chavan, has been suspended,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Nelson Albuquerque told protesters in Canacona.

On Wednesday, the police also filed an FIR, first against unknown persons and then against Pandey under section 294 (obscenity) of the Indian Penal Code, after receiving nearly half a dozen written complaints about the controversial photo shoot.

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