Mumbai (PTI): Mumbai Police on Thursday detained actor Rakhi Sawant in connection with an FIR registered against her based on a complaint by another woman actor for allegedly circulating the latter's video links and photos on social media, an official said.

Following the actor's complaint, the Amboli police in Mumbai had registered an FIR against Sawant under Indian Penal Code Sections 354A (sexual harassment of the nature of unwelcome physical contact and advances or a demand or request for sexual favours showing pornography), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 504 (insult intended to provoke breach of peace) and provisions of the Information Technology Act, he said.

The Amboli police team on Thursday detained Sawant and brought her to the police station for questioning, the official said.

Sawant had earlier appeared in a season of the popular reality TV show 'Bigg Boss' and also featured in the movie 'Main Hoon Na' directed by Farah Khan.

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Shivamogga: A toddler who had suffered serious burns, by an accidental spill of hot tea over him, at Hiremane near Hosanagara died on Friday. He was being treated at a private hospital in Mangaluru.

The deceased is identified as Atharva (2), son of Rajesh and Ashwini. The incident happened when Ashwini had prepared some tea for visiting relatives who had come to attend the funeral of a neighbor. Unfortunately, Atharva had crept near the tea vessel without anybody being aware and had upturned its hot contents on himself.

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The seriously injured toddler had been rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru where he was being treated for the past week. However, the child breathed its last in the early hours of Friday without responding to any treatments, sources stated.

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