Nishikant Karlikar (THE TIMES OF INDIA; March 21, 2018)

The controversy concerning illegal sourcing of call data records (CDR) has put the spotlight on Bollywood biggies with top police officials naming actor Jackie Shroff ’s wife Ayesha and actor Kangana Ranaut for their alleged involvement in the case and their association with arrested lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee.

DCP (crime) Abhishek Trimukhe on Tuesday made the revelation to the media, suggesting that the investigations may pull the mask off several actors and businessmen who have been involved in illegally sourcing of CDRs of rivals.

“During the analysis of Siddique’s mobile phones, it has come to light that Ayesha asked for CDRs of actor Sahil Khan to be sourced. The CDR was later provided by Siddique, possibly for personal reasons. The reason for sourcing of the CDR shall be revealed,” the officer said.

Trimukhe added that they have evidence of Ranaut sharing actor Hrithik Roshan’s number with Siddiquee. “We have written to nodal officers of mobile operators for further details,’’ the DCP said. He said they have summoned Ayesha on Wednesday and others too will be called.

“Siddiquee has told us he got to know arrested private detective Prashant Palekar of Magnum agency six months ago. But we have found that the two were in touch since 2014,” added Trimukhe.

Police also suspect the advocate is into illegal sourcing of CDRs for long and may have deleted some WhatsApp chats.

An analysis of his laptop revealed that he was summoned by the chief judicial magistrate of Warangal in a cheating and conspiracy case, and we found some legal documents, the officer added.

A model on Tuesday too approached Thane crime branch to complain against Siddique. She told newsmen that he was her counsel but in one case he tampered with evidence and helped the opposite party. She alleged that he does this with other clients too. A police officer said her complaint does not seem to be related to the CDR case but her statement will be recorded.

Meanwhile, the Bombay HC on Tuesday directed the state government to furnish records relating to the arrest of Siddiquee, who has been accused of illegally obtaining CDRs of actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s wife. The HC was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Siddique’s wife Tasneem, who claimed he was arrested in violation of norms.

The petition claimed the advocate was summoned by the Thane crime branch as a witness and was arrested without notice under section 41 A of the Criminal Procedure Code. (Inputs by Shibu Thomas)
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Former actress and model illegally sourced call detail record of actor Sahil Khan with whom she had dispute, say Thane cops
Vinay Dalvi (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 21, 2018)

The Thane crime branch investigating into the illegal Call Detail Record (CDR) case has learnt that actor Jackie Shroff’s wife, Ayesha Shroff, a former model and actress, had illegally sourced CDR of actor Sahil Khan with whom she allegedly had a dispute. The police are in the process of summoning Ayesha Shroff to record her statement in the matter.

“The two were involved in a dispute and she allegedly sourced the CDR of the actor, and handed it to her counsel Rizwan Siddiqui,” said Nitin Thakare, Senior Police Inspector, Thane crime branch.

When contacted, Ayesha Shroff said, “I don’t know anything about this.”

Rizwan is presently in the custody of Thane crime branch for allegedly sourcing the CDR of the wife of actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

According to police, Ayesha Shroff and Sahil Khan were locked in a dispute a few years ago. She had claimed that they had formed a company in 2009 to produce films in partnership, and that Khan cheated her of Rs 8 crore. Khan, on his part, had claimed that he was in a relationship with her and had spent most of the money on her, gifting her a car and staying with her. However, she had countered that Khan was gay and it was not possible to have a relationship with him. Later in 2015, both of them had withdrawn cases against each other and the session’s court disposed of cases against them. While Khan had offered an apology on moral grounds for the business losses caused to her, Ayesha, in return, withdrew all the cases that she had filed against him. They agreed that the companies that they had together would be shut and both parties would not level allegations against each other through the media.

They also agreed to conditions like they would not interfere in each other’s life and would not harm each other’s reputation.

Meanwhile, the Thane crime branch has also claimed that actress Kangana Ranaut had messaged the mobile number of actor Hrithik Roshan to her lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui. The police said as Kangana and Hrithik had a dispute, they are trying to find out if the lawyer had also illegally sourced the CDR of Hrithik.