KRK apologises to Salman Khan, says he wasn't behind his arrest: 'Peeche se koi aur khel gaya'

Former actor Kamaal Rashid Khan has tweeted an apology note for Salman Khan and said that he doesn’t believe that the ‘Dabangg’ actor was behind his arrest. KRK was arrested from Mumbai airport in September after he returned from Dubai for allegedly demanding sexual favours from a female actor and holding the complainant's hand in January 2019.

Post his release, he had indicated that Salman was the one behind his arrest. However, he changed took a u-turn in his tweet on Sunday.

‘I want to inform all media ppl that #SalmanKhan was not behind my arrest as I thought. Peeche Se Koi Aur Khel Kar Gaya (Someone else played the game behind my back). Bhai jaan @BeingSalmanKhan I am really sorry for misunderstanding you. And I apologise if I did hurt you in anyway. I voluntarily decide to not review ur films,’ he tweeted.

He added that Karan Johar also has nothing to do with his arrest.

‘Many people still think that Karan johar was behind my arrest. And I say again that Karan johar has nothing to do with my arrest. Thanks,’ he said in a tweet.

In August, Kamaal R Khan was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Borivali Court. According to the police, he was held over his controversial social media posts on late actor Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor. FIR was lodged after a complaint from Yuva Sena leader Rahul Kanal on April 30, 2020, in which he alleged that KRK's tweets on Irrfan and Rishi allegedly spread ‘hatred’.

Last year, Salman Khan had filed a defamation case against KRK, and a Mumbai court had temporarily restricted KRK from sharing any defamatory posts or videos on the actor.

‘A good reputation is an element of personal security and is protected by the Constitution equally with the right to the enjoyment of life, liberty and property. If the defendant (Kamaal Khan) is permitted to continue the use of such defamatory words against the plaintiff (Salman Khan) they will cause irreparable loss to the image of plaintiff in the society,’ the court said.

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