Sahil
Khan,
best
known
for
his
2001
film
Style,
recently
found
himself
in
a
tight
spot
after
he
falsely
claimed
that
two
of
his
neighbours
tested
positive
for
the
Novel
Coronavirus.
The
actor
stays
in
a
posh
residential
complex
in
Goregaon
which
is
home
to
many
celebrities
from
television.
In
a
bizarre
post
on
Instagram,
Sahil
stated
that
two
residents
of
the
building
-
a
72-year-old
and
an
18-year-old
-
had
been
inflicted
with
COVID-19,
without
verifying
the
information.
As
soon
as
word
spread,
the
residents
in
his
complex
called
for
an
urgent
meeting
and
reprimanded
the
actor
for
raising
false
alarm
and
creating
'panic
in
the
complex'.
Later,
Sahil
deleted
the
video
and
posted
another
video
where
he
clarified
that
he
has
been
misinformed.
Actor-astrologer
Raman
Handa,
who
resides
in
the
same
complex
told
Mid-day,
"We
were
taken
by
utter
shock
[by
his
video].
We
don't
know
what
prompted
him
to
spread
wrong
information."
The
residents
took
a
stand
against
Sahil
and
told
him
that
his
action
would
be
reported
to
the
local
civic
officials.
Speaking
about
the
incident,
Ghajini
actor
Pradeep
Rawat
told
the
tabloid,
"It
was
only
then
that
he
tendered
a
written
apology
to
the
society
and
the
local
municipal
ward
office.
Perhaps,
he
did
it
to
gain
mileage.
He
apologised,
so
we
did
not
pursue
the
matter."
When
Mid-day
reached
out
to
Khan
to
comment
on
the
matter,
the
actor
told
them,
"I
was
worried
as
my
ailing
dad
was
recently
discharged
from
the
hospital.
I
had
put
up
a
post
about
taking
precautions."
He
further
added,
"It
was
a
case
of
Chinese
whispers;
it
was
unverified.
As
soon
as
other
residents
asked
me,
I
apologised
and
deleted
the
post."