Mumbai: Actor Raveena Tandon has sent a defamation notice to a man for failing to take down a video in which he accused her driver of road rage, asserting that a police probe had found his allegation to be fake.

In the clip, the man had claimed that Tandon’s car hit his mother outside her Bandra home on June 1 and on being confronted, the driver assaulted her. A police probe found that the car did not hit anyone.

The notice said the man asked Tandon to send a request seeking removal of the video from his X account, which was sent on June 5 via email. “However, you (the man) have denied deleting the post... and moreover, threatened our client to initiate legal action if the said request letter is not withdrawn within 24 hours (sic),” it said.

In the notice, Tandon said the man had defamed her on social media and news portals via the video “which is admittedly fake news” and derogatory.

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Actor Raveena Tandon's harrowing experience of being heckled by a mob left her fans shocked. It started with a video put out by a social media user, claiming to be a freelance journalist, on June 2. He alleged on X that the actor was drunk and had assaulted a senior citizen. The Mumbai Police however, later clarified that the allegations, which accused her of being drunk, rash driving and assault, were false.

We have learnt exclusively learnt that Tandon has now decided to press defamation charges against the said journalist. HT City is in possession of the defamation notice, which was sent to him on June 12. 

Lawyer Sana Raees Khan, who is representing Tandon, tells us, "Recently an attempt was made to embroil Raveena in a false and frivolous allegation which was clarified in CCTV footage and the allegation was withdrawn. However, a person, claiming to be a journalist, is disseminating false information on X regarding the said incident, which is factually incorrect and misleading. This dissemination of false news appears to be a deliberate attempt to tarnish Raveena’s reputation for ulterior motives. We are currently taking all necessary legal steps to address this issue and ensure that justice is served. We stand in solidarity with Raveena and support her right to seek redressal for the harm caused by these unfounded allegations."