Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee who is all set to do her debut opposite Sushant Singh Rajput in ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshi’ has been accused to shoplifting at a boutique in Singapore.
According to a report in mid-day, Swastika was in Singapore to attend Darpan film festival along with her boyfriend Suman Mukherjee and she allegedly lifted earrings worth US$225 from a boutique.
The boutique owner, Apsara Oswal informed the Darpan Film Festival authorities about the incident and suggested that the CCTV footage has captured the entire incident. Arnindam Sil, Exceutive producer of Kahaani was also a part of this festival and co incidentally he is also a friend of the owner of the boutique. He confirmed the story by saying that he has seen the CCTV footage and said that The CCTV footage shows her purchasing an expensive neckpiece and then going back to the display shelves. She tried the earrings, took the pair in her left hand and shoved the empty box behind another box. No police complaint has been lodged against Swastika. She fled from her hotel on Monday morning along with her boyfriend.
Sreyanshi Sen the founder and chairperson of Darpan Film Festival refrained from talking on this topic but it is believed that Swastika has contacted Sreyanshi saying that she is innocent.
This is not the first time Swastika has been in the news. Recently, there was a news that allegedly tried to commit suicide following a fight with her beau.
