Sunny Deol, Karisma Kapoor acquitted in 22-year-old case

Jaipur: A Rajasthan court has acquitted Bollywood actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol and actress Karisma Kapoor in a 22-year-old case of illegally pulling the emergency chain of a train while shooting for a film.

The two had challenged in the sessions court a railway court order framing charges against them.

Additional District Judge Pawan Kumar granted relief to Deol and Kapoor on Friday, A K Jain, the counsel for the two actors, said Saturday.

The actors were accused of illegally pulling the chain of train 2413-A Uplink Express, which led to its delay by 25 minutes. In 1997, Deol and Kapoor, along with other crew members, were shooting for film 'Bajrang' at Sanvarda village near Phulera in Ajmer district.

The then assistant station master Sitaram Malakar of Narena had lodged the complaint at the General Railway Police, following which the actors were accused of violating Section 141 (needlessly interfering with the means of communication in a train), Section 145 (drunkenness or nuisance), Section 146 (obstructing a railway servant in his duties) and Section 147 (trespass and refusal to desist from trespass) of the Railways Act.