Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/07/shilpa_shetty_mobe_outrage/
Fans beseige Shilpa Shetty's mobe
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Posted in Mobile, 7th November 2007 09:41 GMT
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Bollywood babe Shilpa Shetty has described herself as "extremely perturbed" after a Indian fan got hold of her mobile number and emailed it to all and sundry, with inevitable results.
According to AP, the 32-year-old thespo "was swamped with hundreds of calls" and SMS messages following the leak. Her publicist Dale Bhagwagar said: "Some want to date her, some want to just listen to her voice, some want to inquire if her musical Miss Bollywood (http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article2819024.ece) is doing fine and some call just to check if they are speaking to the real Shilpa Shetty."
Shetty has filed a police complaint, and Mumbai cops are investigating. Officer Sushil Joshi noted that the fan responsible "could face a six-month jail term for harassment and illegally using the internet to publicise a private phone".
The offending number has now been cut off. Doubtless it will be reassigned shortly to some unfortunate (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/09/hiltons_mobile_number/) who'll have to field calls for Richard Gere's favourite sub-continental snogging partner (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/26/gere_arrest_warrant/). ®