Saira Banu on Tuesday said she wants to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss about the release of builder Samir Bhojwani, who, she says, is falsely claiming ownership of two plots on which Dilip Kumar's bungalow was built. On Sunday, via Kumar's official Twitter account, Banu had requested a meeting with the prime minister in the wake of Bhojwani's release.
The former actor said she was unable to meet the prime minister when he was on a one-day visit to Maharashtra, but she plans to follow up with the matter. "I did not meet the prime minister here as he has been busy. But I have learnt that his office has asked people here to look into the matter. I have tweeted about it. "
"I will meet him in Delhi if needed. I have no idea how I will follow this up. But I will follow it up," Banu, 74, told PTI. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said he will speak to Kumar, 96, and his family to allay their fears over the property issue involving Bhojwani. Kumar's bungalow is located in the upscale Pali Hill area of Bandra.
Earlier this year, Banu had approached police and lodged a complaint against Bhojwani. In January, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police had registered a case of cheating against the builder for allegedly trying to grab the bungalow of the veteran actor. The police officials suspected that Bhojwani forged certain documents to grab the property. After the offence was registered, a team of EOW sleuths raided Bhojwani's residence in Bandra from where they seized weapons, including knives and daggers. Bhojwani was arrested by EOW in April.