Emraan Hashmi clarifies on stone pelting incident, says ‘The people of Kashmir have been very warm'

Reports of actor Emraan Hashmi and his team being injured in stone-pelting during shoot in Pahalgam surfaced online. Following which, the actor took to Twitter and rubbished the news. Calling the reports ‘inaccurate’, Emraan tweeted that the people of Kashmir have been very warm towards him and his team and it has been an absolute joy shooting in Srinagar and Pahalgam.

Emraan Hashmi has been shooting for Marathi filmmaker Tejas Vijay Deoskar's ‘Ground Zero’ in Kashmir for the last few weeks. Reports of Emraan Hashmi being injured in a stone pelting incident in Pahalgam, Kashmir, went viral on social media on September 19, and left his fans worried.

Earlier, an ANI report said that one person had been arrested for allegedly pelting stones on a film crew in Pahalgam. The Anantnag Police had told the news agency, ‘During the ongoing film shooting at Pahalgam, on September 18, at the closing of the shooting at 7:15pm, One miscreant pelted stones at the crew members. Accordingly, an FIR was registered at Police Station Pahalgam. The miscreant was identified and arrested.’

In an August 29 report, Greater Kashmir quoted a member of the crew as saying that it was the first time Emraan has visited the valley. ‘The actor reached Srinagar on August 24 and the film unit has begun shooting. The shoot will go on for the next 15 days and it will take place at different locations of Srinagar including the Dal Lake,’ he said.

After the actor rubbished the rumours on social media, fans expressed their concern. One Twitter user wrote, ‘Glad you're okay star. Take care of yourself, keep tweeting,’ while another tweeted, ‘Thank God!! It was inaccurate news. Stay safe boss @emraanhashmi.’

On the work front, Emraan will be seen in ‘Selfiee’ co-starring Akshay Kumar, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Diana Penty which is slated to release on February 23, 2022.

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