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Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon apologized to her fans in London after quickly leaving without taking photos. She acknowledged that her reaction was due to panic but later realized the fans meant no harm. She explained that her quick reaction in London was influenced by a previous incident in Bandra, which led her to panic when approached by fans.
In June, Raveena Tandon was wrongly accused of being drunk and causing a car accident, allegations later disproven by Mumbai police. Reflecting on her recent public encounter, she shared that this experience has heightened her anxiety in such settings. She added, “So sorry guys. I hope you are reading this and know that I shouldn’t have panicked.”
Raveena Tandon shared on her X account that during a recent visit to London, she panicked and left quickly when fans approached her for selfies. She explained that due to past experiences, including a troubling incident in Bandra, she felt nervous and reacted by denying her identity and retreating. She added, “They just wanted a picture, I guess, and I most of the time oblige, but after the incident that happened in Bandra a few months ago, it has left me a bit nervous and traumatised, so when I’m with people I am OK, but alone I still get a bit nervous these days.”
Raveena Tandon expressed her regret, acknowledging that she should have taken a photo with the fans, as they might have been innocent. She admitted to panicking and asking for security help and felt genuinely sorry for her reaction. She apologized through her social media, hoping the fans would see her message and understand it was never her intention to offend.
She ended with a hope to reconnect with her fans, expressing a desire to take a photo with them in the future. She mentioned that she strives to be approachable and down-to-earth but acknowledges she sometimes falls short. She apologized once more, hoping the fans would understand her reaction and read her message.
After Raveena shared her experience, many netizens rallied in support, praising her for addressing the incident and apologizing to her fans. They emphasized that caution is reasonable, regardless of celebrity status. One user remarked, “You did the logical thing; better safe than sorry.”
While another commented, “That’s a very kind thing to do by acknowledging and remembering to put this in the public domain. I know they will understand your discomfort. And yes, London and Bandra are different but keeping your guard up in a foreign country should not invite any criticism, not for a celebrity or a commoner. It’s basic common sense.” Another wrote, “That’s a very sweet and considerate gesture on part of an artist/celebrity to come around on social media and be apologetic, for perhaps only inadvertently mistaking fans for potential threat.”
For those who may not know, in June this year, Raveena Tandon was assaulted by a disorderly crowd outside her residence in Bandra. The mob slapped her, pulled her by her hair, and demanded money, accusing her of road rage. However, a police investigation later found that the mob’s claims were false. Raveena chose not to press charges against the individuals involved.
Meanwhile, on the professional front, Raveena Tandon will next appear in Welcome To The Jungle (WTTJ), which also stars Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Paresh Rawal, and others. This film marks Akshay Kumar’s return to the franchise after his absence from Welcome Back and reunites him with Raveena Tandon on-screen after a 20-year gap.
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Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district this morning, sources said. The gunfight began in the Chak Taper Kreeri in the Pattan area of the north Kashmir district late Friday after a joint operation was launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police based on specific intelligence input regarding the presence of terrorists.
The operation is going on.
Joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice in progress at #Baramulla. https://t.co/YZY7MLjYeo pic.twitter.com/GkvBlwRJ2k
— NORTHERN COMMAND – INDIAN ARMY (@NorthernComd_IA) September 14, 2024
In a separate encounter, troops of the Army’s Rising Star Corps unit shot dead two terrorists in Kathua on Friday.
“Large war-like stores were recovered after the operations concluded,” they said in a statement on X.
𝐎𝐏 𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐀
In the Joint operation launched on 11 Sep by 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬 & 𝐉&𝐊 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, Two Terrorists Neutralised & Large War Like Stores Recovered. 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬… pic.twitter.com/SE4bfRVmNL
— Rising Star Corps_IA (@RisingStarCorps) September 13, 2024
Earlier Friday, two Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), were killed in action and an equal number injured in an encounter with terrorists in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.
The gunfight broke out when a joint security party of the Army and police, acting on a tip-off, launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Naidgham area in the Chhatroo belt connecting Kishtwar with south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
#GeneralUpendraDwivedi #COAS and All Ranks of #IndianArmy salute the supreme sacrifice of the #Bravehearts Nb Sub Vipan Kumar and Sep Arvind Singh, who laid down their lives in the line of duty in J&K and express deepest condolences to the bereaved families. https://t.co/4eGMGpTxDk
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) September 14, 2024
Four Army personnel were injured in the gunbattle and two of them — Naib Subedar Vipan Kumar, a JCO, and Sepoy Arvind Singh — later died, the officials said, adding that one of the soldiers died of splinter injuries caused by a grenade explosion and another of a bullet injury in the head.
These encounters happened ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega poll rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district.
Multi-tier security has been deployed across the twin districts of Doda and Kishtwar, particularly around the venue, to ensure a peaceful and smooth conduct of the election rally.
This will be the first visit by a prime minister to Doda in the last 42 years.
Voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections will be held in three phases – September 18, September 25, and October 1. The counting of votes will take place on October 8.
This is the first Assembly election in J&K in 10 years, and the first since the abrogation of Article 370 – which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir – and Article 35A – which empowered Jammu and Kashmir’s legislature to decide who the erstwhile state’s permanent residents were.