Lamba: undeclared jewellery charge

IANS/Mumbai

Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba, who was detained by customs authorities at the Mumbai airport for carrying undeclared jewellery worth Rs50 lakh while returning from her much-hyped visit to the Cannes Film Festival, says there will be no case against her.
“I have given my statement and the fact is that the jewels don’t belong to me. They were given to me to wear at Cannes by Anmol Jewellers, so I don’t think there is any case against me. The jewellers will be called to verify that it is their jewellery and that’s it. It’s an open and shut case,” the 26-year-old actress said.
Minissha was in Cannes for the premier of Woody Allen’s “Midnight In Paris”. She returned on Wednesday to Mumbai by an Emirates flight via Dubai.
Asked why she detained for 16 hours by airport officials, the actress said “it was just a procedural thing. It wasn’t anything terribly serious. But the whole process is very time consuming.”
On Thursday, Minissha visited the customs commissioner’s office in Mumbai to complete some paperwork. The jewellery has been confiscated and is now in government custody.
This was not the only problem that Minissha had to face during the trip. The actress also lost her bag at Nice airport. However, she is still in high spirits.
“The Cannes experience was fantastic, though the last day was a bit stressful as I lost my bag and when I returned and I was detained. But otherwise it was great and I don’t think anything can mar the experience I had at Cannes,” said the actress who came into the limelight with films like “Yahaan”, “Kidnap” and “Bachna Ae Haseeno”.