Actress Kavya Thapar was arrested by Juhu Police on Thursday for rear-ending a stationary vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and for allegedly assaulting and abusing a female police officer afterwards.The constable, who was a part of the Nirbhaya squad of Juhu police station, said in her statement that they received a call from the control room asking them to reach a spot opposite JW Marriott Hotel in Juhu, where a woman crashed her vehicle into a car in an inebriated state. When the driver, who sustained minor injuries, stopped the vehicle and confronted her, she abused him.

The constable further said that when they reached the spot, the actress abused them and grabbed her uniform collar when she tried to stop her. The officer then arrested the actress, who was returning from a party along with a friend.

She was immediately arrested by the Juhu police and booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for rash driving (section 279), assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty (section 353), intentional insult (section 504), voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from duty (section 332) and mischief causing damage to the amount of Rs 50 (section 427).