Sharjah court clears Indian actress Chrisann Pereira of all charges in drug case

Indian actress Chrisann Pereira, who was framed in a drugs case in Sharjah, has been officially cleared of all charges by a Sharjah court on Tuesday. She will now be able to fly back to India
Faizan Khan (MID-DAY; June 13, 2023)

Actress Chrisann Pereira, who was framed in a drugs case in Sharjah, has been officially cleared of all charges by a Sharjah court on Tuesday. She will now be able to fly back to India.

Chrisann's brother, Kevin Pereira, confirmed to Midday that all the legal formalities have been completed. The Sharjah court had been waiting for the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report since April when she was released on bail.

According to sources, CCTV footages at the airport worked in her favour where she was seen returning back to the officers after crossing the customs and claiming that she has been given parcel but she was arrested after drugs were found in it at Sharjah Airport.

“We have been told that she will return to India within a week after securing her passport from the local authorities,” said Kevin.

The Mumbai crime branch, after investigating, found substance in Pereira family's statement that she was framed in the drug case. They had submitted a fact-finding report. The join Commissioner Crime Lakhmi Gautam took the cognizance of the case and asked Unit 10 of Mumbai Crime Branch headed by Deepak Sawant to investigate. Based on the investigation of the Mumbai Crime Branch and the documents sent to the Sharjah authorities, Pereira was granted bail in April while holding her passport. Sources said that in the final order the court in Sharjah has said that after reviewing the documents the case has been closed and the travel ban is lifted.

Recently, the Mumbai police arrested baker Anthony Paul and his accomplice banker Rajesh Bhobhate, also known as Ravi, for allegedly orchestrating a fake audition for a web series in Sharjah and planting drugs on Pereira on April 1 out of some grudge.

Currently, the Mumbai police are working to secure the release of Clayton Rodrigues, who was also arrested in February by Sharjah authorities for carrying a cake with a narcotic substance, the Mumbai crime branch have found that Clayton was also duped by same set of people.

Last month, the Sharjah court sentenced Clayton to 25 years imprisonment for drug possession. The Clayton family has now filed an appeal against his conviction order in the Sharjah court, citing the Pereira case and stating that Clayton was also a victim of same syndicate.
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Ahmed Ali (THE TIMES OF INDIA; June 14, 2023)

Mumbai: Actor Chrisann Pereira, who was allegedly framed in a drugs case in the UAE, was cleared of all the drug charges by the Sharjah court on Tuesday. She will be flying back to Mumbai in three to four days, sources said. Sources confirmed to TOI that the Sharjah court, which was waiting for the FSL report since April when she was released on bail, has set her free.

The Mumbai crime branch, which found substance in Pereira family’s allegations that she was framed in the drug case, had submitted a fact-finding report. Police further said the Sharjah court has asked the author-ities to hand over Chrisann Pereira's passport.

“If everything goes well, she will be booking her tickets as soon the Sharjah authorities hand over the actor her passport,” said a source.

The city crime branch had arrested baker Anthony Paul and his accomplice banker Rajesh Bhobhate alias Ravi earlier this week for allegedly orchestrating a fake audition for a web series in Sharjah, and planting drugs on Pereira on April 1 over some grudge. Mumbai police are now trying for the release of Clayton Rodrigues who, too, was arrested in February by Sharjah authorities for carrying a cake laced with a narcotic substance planted by the same accused duo. He was later convicted.