Pub fight gets ugly, Pooja Bedi lashes out

Former actress and socialite Pooja Bedi’s daughter Aalia’s pub fight with Ramanand Sagar’s great granddaughter Sakshi got uglier with the latter’s mother, Meenakshi Sagar, filing a very serious complaint under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.

The outspoken Pooja Bedi wasted no time in dismissing the charges as baseless and retaliatory.

Says Pooja, “This is sheer harassment. I am baffled about being booked under POCSO as I have never met Meenakshi Sagar’s daughter, never spoken or had any media interaction with her, never exchanged even an SMS with her. The woman is now seeking revenge or face-saving measures... It is all so absurd. I wasn’t even at the venue that night (at the pub where the fight happened when Aalia’s friend had pushed Sakshi and apparently ‘twisted’ her hand). The woman’s grouse was against Aalia. Now it’s turned on me because we registered an FIR against her daughter for her horrific behaviour towards us.”

Pooja, who has approached top cop Rakesh Maria, over the issue, claims when Meenakshi was not given Aalia’s friend’s number (who had allegedly pushed her) she turned the whole incident around. “When I firmly told her I did not appreciate her harassing my daughter for her friend’s number she directed her wrath on Aalia. But I have her first SMS as evidence where she clearly blames Aalia’s friend.”

When contacted, Meenakshi said, “Actually, since the matter is in court now I can’t comment on the case. But I’d like every parent to stand with his or her children and stop this kind of ragging and cyber bullying. Please Google ‘ask.fm suicides’ to understand the gravity of the situation. My daughter Sakshi was harassed on this site. As parents we should never allow this to happen.”