The Mumbai Police has transferred a complaint of stalking and impersonation lodged four years ago by Hrithik Roshan, to the Crime Branch, officials said here on Monday. In the complaint against an unknown person, Hrithik had said the accused was allegedly speaking with Kangana Ranaut on his behalf from an email ID.
Following a request by Hrithik's lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani and Gunjan Mangla to the Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, the case will now be probed by the elite Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Crime Branch.
The 2016 FIR was filed against an unknown person who, as per Hrithik, impersonated him and wrote emails to actor Kangana Ranaut who had claimed that they had an affair. Later, in April 2017, Hrithik filed a complaint of harassment and stalking against Ranaut.
In the past, the police forensic experts could not ascertain any facts about the email ID which was located in the US and hence filed a nil report in June 2017.
Hrithik's lawyers pointed out to Singh that despite the Magistrate's order directing the police to return the actor's laptop and mobile phone submitted for the probe, he had not collected it yet to enable the police to complete the probe and catch the real culprit.
Officials are hopeful that with the case now handed over to the CIU, the real culprit may be traced in the case.
Ranaut and Hrithik were engaged in a series of allegations and counter-allegations resulting in multiple complaints.
Meanwhile, Ranaut hit out at Hrithik, saying he refuses to move on. "His sob story starts again, so many years since our break-up and his divorce but he refuses to move on, refuses to date any woman, just when I gather the courage to find some hope in my personal life he starts the same drama again, @iHrithik kab tak royega ek chote se affair ke liye (how long would you cry for a small affair)," she tweeted.
Both of them have collaborated in two movies earlier namely Kites and Krrish 3.
