Mumbai: Actress Kavya Thapar arrested for drunk driving, assaulting woman constable

Actress Kavya Thapar was arrested in the wee hours on Thursday by Juhu police in an alleged case of drunk driving, manhandling and assaulting a woman constable from the Nirbhaya squad in Juhu in Vile Parle (west).

The incident took place around 1 am on Thursday near JW Marriott hotel. The actress had come there for some party and was returning to her residence in eastern suburbs with a male friend in her car.

Thapar was under the influence of alcohol and she crashed her car into a parked car. The police control room received information about the crash after which the Nirbhaya squad from Juhu police station was rushed to the spot. Thapar allegedly caught the collar of a lady constable and abused her. Due to the manhandling, the woman constable fell on the ground.