Bigg Boss 9 fame
Yuvika Chaudhary was arrested by the Haryana Police on Monday (October 18) in a case of alleged offensive remarks against
Scheduled Castes
on a social media platform. According to ANI, she was later released on interim bail.
Yuvika's lawyer Ashok Bishnoi, lawyer of actress
Yuvika Chaudhary in a statement to ANI said, "My client has joined the investigation as per the guidelines given by the High Court and she is on interim bail now (in a case of alleged offensive remarks against Scheduled Castes on a social media platform)."
In May this year, Yuvika was booked by the Haryana Police following a complaint by a
Dalit
rights activist. Police registered an FIR against the actress under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, according to an official.
The actress had uttered a casteist slur in a video, which was filmed by her husband Prince Narula. She allegedly used the casteist slur in this clipping, which went viral on social media in no time and she was based on people. Yuvika had later issued an apology on her Insta account for her comments.