Dowry case: Rambha gets summons

HYDERABAD: Tollywood actress Rambha was on Thursday summoned by the Banjara Hills police in a dowry harassment case registered in 2014, when she had come to the city from Canada for a film shoot.
Based on the petition moved by Rambha's sister-in-law Pallavi in July 2014, a local court directed Banjara Hills police to register a dowry harassment case against five persons including Rambha, her brother Srinivasa Rao and their parents Venkateshwar Rao and Usha Rani under section 498-A (subjecting a married woman to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 3 & 5 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
After registering the case, police filed a chargesheet against the five accused, including Rambha and the court issued summons to her for appearance. As Rambha was residing at Canada with her family, police failed to serve her with the summons a few times earlier. On January 10 this year, police came to know that Rambha was in the city to attend a film shoot. So they served her with the summons at Padmalaya studios to appear before the court.