Actress Salma Agha's alleges delay in FIR filing after handbag theft

Veteran actress-singer Salma Agha's handbag containing cell phones and different valuables was snatched by two motorbike-borne thieves right here, a police official stated on Tuesday (November 16). According to the official, the 65-year-old actress informed the police she was travelling in an auto- rickshaw from her bungalow to a chemist store in suburban Versova in the early hours of Saturday when the 2 males driving a high-end bike snatched her handbag and fled.Immediately after the incident, she approached the Versova police station, however no FIR was registered, Agha claimed. The actress informed PTI, “There have been two cell phones, some money, keys and different gadgets in my bag. After I reached (police station) with a criticism, an officer informed me it's going to take three hours to file an FIR. My case was not registered. Today, I knowledgeable the Mumbai Police by way of Twitter (in regards to the incident).""This was not first such incident in the locality. Earlier, too, similar crimes have been reported. Both the accused were on a high-end motorbike and a police `nakabandi' (blockade) was in place near the spot where the incident took place," she stated.Also learn: I Come From Two Indias controversy: Vir Das points clarification after extreme backlashAsked in regards to the delay in registering the FIR, a senior official of the Versova police station stated, “We register FIR the same day (of an incident), but the actress said she did not have time and will come later. We approached her again, but she did not turn up. We will lodge the FIR once she comes to the police station.” Also learn: Jai Bhim controversy: Director Vetrimaran comes out in assist of actor Suriya