Former Miss Jammu Anara Gupta feels vindicated with the NHRC's notice to the Jammu govt to compensate her for the false allegations of being a porn actress

The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has issued a show cause notice tou00a0 the Jammu and Kashmir government to monetarily compensate former Miss Jammu Anara Gupta, who was falsely accused of being involved in a porno-racket in 2004.

She was arrested by the Jammu police on charges of prostitution and acting in a pornographic film.

The NHRC has offered the Jammu government six weeks time to respond, and Gupta terms it a victory for all the years of suffering.



The actress, who is in Mumbai from the last two years, speaks exclusively to MiD-DAY on her life after the racket, her Bollywood aspirations, and her traumatised family.

Excerpts:
Do you feel vindicated with the NHRC's observation that the Jammu government must compensate you for damages?
Yes, I do feel so. I feel it is a victory for me. They ruined my life and have to pay for this.