Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Thursday,
June
15,
2006
Item
Girl
Rakhi
Sawant
knows
how
to
remain
in
news.
Just
yesterday
she
claimed
that
she
was
forcibly
smooched
by
singer
Mika
at
his
birthday
bash
on
Saturday
night.
Rather
than
the
customary
form
of
greeting
like
hug
or
a
peck,
Mika
kissed
her
forcibly,
said
Abhishek
Awasthi,
Rakhi's
friend.
Mika
is
singer
Daler
Mehendi's
younger
brother
and
has
been
friends
with
Rakhi
for
past
three
years.
Following
the
incident,
Rakhi
lodged
a
complaint
against
Mika
and
two
others
on
charges
of
molestation
and
physical
abuse.
Mika's
bodyguards
also
roughed
up
a
friend
of
Rakhi,
DJ
Shezwood
who
was
bleeding
and
was
rushed
to
hospital.
Oshiwara
police
said
a
case
has
been
registered
against
Mika
under
sections
323
(assault)
and
354
(molestation)
of
IPC.
The
bindaas
Rakhi
then
addressed
the
media
the
next
day,
explaining
how
the
incident
happened
'in
detail'.
Though
we
feel
that
it
is
a
shameful
act
and
that
the
accused
should
be
punished,
the
statements
coming
from
both
Mika
and
Rakhi
builds
a
completely
different
mood.
So
better
go
through
this
before
you
make
any
judgments.
Let's
take
a
look
at
their
versions
of
the
story.
According
to
Rakhi
Rakhi
says
that
this
wasn't
the
first
time
that
Mika
kissed
her.
He
did
so
when
she
was
dancing
at
an
awards
nite
in
Punjab.
But
that
time
she
forgave
him
as
he
was
a
friend.
He
did
it
again
at
his
birthday
party.
He
grabbed
my
neck
and
kissed
her
hard.
He
in
fact
even
bit
her
twice
on
the
lower
lip
and
broke
her
ear-ring
in
the
process.
"I
am
an
Indian
woman.
I
will
not
allow
a
liplock
-
a
peck
on
the
cheek
is
okay." said
Rakhi.
According
to
Mika
Mika
says
that
he
never
kissed
Rakhi
in
Punjab.
"Such
things
cannot
be
done
in
Punjab,
where
I
not
even
release
my
video
'Something
Something'
on
the
local
channels
there
because
it
is
bold."
Explaining
about
the
birthday
incident
Mika
says,
he
never
kissed
her
on
the
lips.
He
planted
one
on
her
cheeks.
Also
he
says
that
Rakhi's
"rakhi"
brother
Shezwood
was
beaten
up
by
a
bunch
of
people.
Also,
people
who
were
beating
up
Shezwood
weren't
his
bodyguards.
In
fact,
he
stopped
the
fight.
Suddenly,
Rakhi
screamed
out
that
he
smooched
her.
Our
take
Both
the
versions
sound
equally
lame.
Though
we
aren't
trying
to
suggest
anything
here,
some
of
Mika
and
Rakhi's
comments
do
make
us
wonder.
Rakhi
says
Mika
did
the
same
act
with
her
on
stage
at
Punjab,
then
how
come
nobody
knows
about
it?
And
why
didn't
she
lodge
a
police
complaint
back
then?
Talking
about
the
party
incidence,
any
female
who
is
being
molested,
even
a
celeb,
wouldn't
really
go
live
on
media
giving
parameters
of
where
to
kiss
her
and
where
not
to.
Mika
on
the
other
hand
says
that
such
things
cannot
be
done
in
Punjab,
Now
what
is
that
supposed
to
mean?
Does
he
mean
that
one
can
openly
disrespect
women
when
you
are
in
Mumbai?
Does
a
women's
dignity
change
with
area
codes?
Besides
isn't
the
man
aware
that
the
pics
of
the
incidence
are
all
over
before
denying
to
have
smooched
her.
The
video
footage
also
clearly
shows
his
bodyguards
bashing
up
Rakhi's
friends.
Taking
a
second
look
at
the
pics,
you
will
clearly
notice
that
Mika
is
posing
for
the
camera
while
kissing
Rakhi.
The
whole
sequence
from
Mika's
forcibly
kissing
Rakhi,
to
Rakhi's
shocked
reaction,
her
comeback
with
dress
change
and
bleeding
friends
looks
like
a
nice
act
for
cameras.
If
not
publicity
stunt,
wonder
why
else
would
someone
do
all
this
in
the
presence
of
media.
Besides,
look
at
the
reactions
of
people
in
the
background.
Notice
the
'Kaanta
laga'
girl
Shefali
Zariwalla
with
her
hubby
enjoying
the
scene
as
if
Mika
is
doing
some
heroic
act.
Sunidhi
Chauhan
is
quite
confused
it
seems.
The
other
guests
at
Mikka's
party
seem
to
be
having
fun
thinking
of
it
as
a
part
of
entertainment
from
the
host.
It's
too
early
to
comment
anything
on
this
incident
but
looking
at
the
past
incidences,
we
know
that
smooching
videos
do
attract
media
attention
(remember
Shahid-Kareena
liplock
clip?).
And
for
media
attention
hungry
Rakhi
Samant
or
Mika,
whose
career
is
definitely
on
the
rocks,
they
successful
made
it
to
the
front
page
and
achieved
hours
of
free
TV
coverage.
So,
it
may
or
may
not
a
publicity
stunt.
It
may
or
may
not
be
a
true
case
of
molestation.
But
it
surely
seems
to
be
working
well
for
Rakhi
and
Mika.