MP police to probe links Monica used to get into `Bigg Boss`

Bhopal, Aug 20: Madhya Pradesh police will probe links Bollywood starlet Monica Bedi used to bag a role in the reality show 'Bigg Boss' that is dogged by controversy. Bedi was extradited along with gangster Abu Salem from Portugal in 2005 and lodged as an undertrial in Central Jail here in connection with a fake passport case. Though the Salem's alleged companion was acquitted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) court here and later by the Sessions Court, the prosecution has appealed against her acquittal in the High Court. After Monica's entry into Bigg Boss, the Indian version of British reality TV show 'Big Brother', police would probe how she got the offer, police sources said today. The sources alleged that Monica was given roles in Hindi films in the past because of underworld pressure.