Prateik
Babbar
in
Trouble,
FIR
against
him
in
GOA;
Here's
Why
|
FilmiBeat
A
complaint
of
rash
driving
lodged
against
Prateik
Babbar
in
Goa
was
withdrawn
within
24
hours
of
filing
on
Thursday,
after
the
complainant
and
the
Bollywood
actor
reached
an
amicable
settlement,
the
police
said.
The
actor
has
also
withdrawn
a
cross
complaint
he
had
filed
against
the
man,
identified
as
Paulo
Correa,
a
police
official
said
this
evening.
Both
the
complaints
were
filed
at
Porvorim
policestation
Wednesday
night.
No
FIR
was
registered
against
either
of
them,
the
official
added.
A
case
of
rash
driving
under
the
Motor
Vehicles
Act
was
lodged
against
Prateik
Babbar
after
his
car
allegedly
dashed
Correa's
scooter
on
the
Panaji-Mapusa
highway
Wednesday
evening,
the
police
had
said.
After
the
mishap,
an
altercation
ensued
between
Babbar
and
Correa,
who
alleged
that
the
actor
abused
him
in
front
of
his
sister
who
was
riding
pillion,
police
said.
Babbar,
on
his
part,
filed
a
complaint
against
Correa,
alleging
that
the
latter
had
smashed
his
car's
window-shield,
police
said.
Babbar
Thursday
submitted
an
affidavit
to
Porvorim
police
informing
them
that
Correa
had
withdrawn
the
case,
the
official
said.
"I
have
to
state
that
Paulo
Correa
and
myself
have
amicably
settled
the
dispute
and
in
view
thereof
we
do
not
wish
to
prosecute
or
proceed
with
the
said
complaint
or
any
other
proceedings
arising
from
the
aforesaid
accident,"
stated
the
affidavit.
Correa
too
submitted
a
similar
affidavit
stating
that
he
was
withdrawing
the
case,
the
official
said.
Porvorim
police
inspector
Paresh
Naik
said
both
the
parties
have
filed
the
affidavits
and
withdrawn
the
cases
against
each
other.
Police
were
investigating
whether
the
actor,
who
is
in
his
early
30's,
was
driving
under
influence
of
alcohol
at
the
time
of
the
incident.
A
police
official
had
said
a
probe
was
on
to
check
whether
Babbar
could
also
be
booked
under
IPC
sections,
as
Correa
had
accused
the
actor
of
threatening
him.
Earlier
in
the
day,
Babbar
had
refused
to
give
his
blood
sample
for
analysis
when
he
was
taken
to
the
state-run
Asilo
Hospital
in
Mapusa
town.
Prateik,
the
son
of
actor-turned-politician
Raj
Babbar
and
his
wife
late
Smita
Patil,
has
worked
in
films
like
Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Na,
Dhobi
Ghat,
Dum
Maro
Dum
and
My
Friend
Pinto.