Mumbai: Former child star Shweta Basu Prasad lashed out at media accusing them of wrongly dragging her name into a prostitution case. The starlet was sent to a rescue home for 59 days after a prostitution racket allegedly involving her was busted.
On December 5, the Metropolitan Sessions Court, Nampally, in south Indian city Hyderabad, gave Shweta a clean chit in the case by withdrawing charges and stay order against her that was made by a trial court.
In an open letter posted on her Twitter account, the 23-year-old Makdee star said she was sad with the way things played out in the press.
“I understand that everything was a chain reaction and versions of the incident with several misleading stories were picked up along with my, wait, not my statement. For the rest of India or anyone, anywhere on planet, for the last time: (It was) not my statement,†she said. She refers to an incriminating statement that she allegedly made after being arrested in September this year.
“I have made wrong choices in my career, and I was out of money. I had to support my family and some other good causes. All doors were closed, and some people encouraged me to get into prostitution to earn money. I was helpless, and with no option left to choose, I got involved in this act. I’m not the only one who faced this problem, and there are several other heroines who have gone through this phaseâ€
Shweta said she wanted to move ahead in life and forget the whole episode.
“I have completely gone past the whole incident and I overlook everyone who picked up false statements and encouraged misleading stories without verifying its authenticity. I overlook, because this episode does not deserve any more attention,†she said.