Chrisann Pereira acquitted in drugs case; likely to return from Sharjah soon

Premila Pereira, her mother, told The Indian Express, “The case against her has been closed. She should return to the country soon.”

Her brother Kevin said, “Now the process of getting her passport back will begin.”

While the actor was granted bail by a court there on April 27 and was staying with her relatives in Sharjah since then, she couldn’t return to India as the case against her was ongoing and her passport was seized.

Pereira was lodged in a Sharjah prison since April 1 after Borivali-based bakery owner Anthony Paul (35) allegedly framed her in a drugs case.

Paul made his friend Rajesh Borate to pose as talent manager Ravi and approached the actor who has previously worked in films including Sadak 2 and Batla House.

Ravi allegedly told Pereira to attend an audition for an international web series in Sharjah for which tickets and hotels were booked. On April 1, when she was to leave for Sharjah, Ravi handed her a memento with drugs hidden in it, police said.

The accused then tipped off the Sharjah police who arrested the actor.

According to a probe by the Mumbai Crime Branch, Paul was allegedly upset with Pereira’s mother over a fight they had during Covid and planned this as revenge.