Surat, July 17: A local court today allowed Surendra Shetty, father of actress Shilpa Shetty and accused in a case of alleged extortion, to report to Versova police station in Mumbai instead of attending Umra police station here on the fifth of every month. Hearing a plea made by Surendra, sessions judge K M Vin granted this facility.

However, the court reserved order on his plea urging for exemption from appearance at Surat police station from Friday to Sunday every week.

The court had earlier granted him bail on condition that he would report to Umra police on the fifth of every month. Surendra stays in Versova at Mumbai and hence he prayed the court to allow him to report to Versova police instead of appearing at Umra police station in Surat.

Surendra and his wife Sunanda are facing the charge of "hiring" gangsters to recover Rs 80 lakhs from saree manufacturer Pankaj Agarwal. The amount was payable to Shilpa for working in an ad film.

Surat police registered a case against them for alleged extortion.

Bureau Report