'Rustom' auction: Twinkle Khanna threatened with violence by Navy Officer
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Twinkle Khanna was in for a rude shock when an Indian Navy Officer threatened her with violence for auctioning Akshay Kumar's 'Rustom' uniform.
In an elongated post on Facebook, Lt Col Sandeep Ahlawat slammed the author-producer saying that uniform isn't a piece of cloth to make some quick bucks.
"You touch our honor and we will give you a bloody nose," he wrote.
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Twinkle vowed to take a legal action
Responding to the threat by Ahlawat, Twinkle said that she will take a legal action against him.
She said, "I will not retaliate with violent threats but by taking legal action."
Akshay and Twinkle had taken to Twitter to announce the auction of the navy costume that the superstar wore in the 2016 film.
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A journalist, Sandeep Unnithan, shared Ahlawat's Facebook post on Twitter
And this response to @mrsfunnybones ill advised idea to auction the Rustom costume comes from one of the finest men in uniform I know- Lt Col Sandeep Ahlawat. pic.twitter.com/lwDXuG0CLm
— Sandeep (@SandeepUnnithan) April 28, 2018
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Here's Twinkle's reply
As a society do we really think it’s all right to threaten a woman with bodily harm for trying to raise funds for a charity by auctioning a uniform used in a movie,a piece of film memorabilia ? I will not retaliate with violent threats but by taking legal action! #JaiHind https://t.co/OF7e5lTHel
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) April 29, 2018