Kranti Vibhute / Mid-Day 

Mumbai / Hyderabad, Apr 18: Mohammed Mairaj Rehman (25), who was accused of harassing Kareena Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon and Smriti Mishra through SMSes and phone calls, tried to kill himself in Hyderabad when the Mumbai police went there to arrest him.

Rehman jumped from his third-floor residence in Hyderabad on March 24 and fractured both his legs. He was brought to Mumbai and admitted to Cooper Hospital, Juhu, on March 25.

The three actresses had filed different complaints against Rehman in October 2005. He was arrested the same month and released on bail in January. Rehman then left for Hyderabad and did not attend court hearings.

“Not only did Rehman not attend court, but he also started harassing a female artiste called Sapna and Kareena’s secretary Zahid Khan.

Because of this, the court cancelled his bail and we went to arrest him,” said Investigating Officer Inspector Samad Sheikh of Bandra police station.

However, Rehman believes he was re-arrested, as Kareena had not withdrawn her case.

“I believed Kareena had withdrawn her case against me, as she had told the media that she had forgiven me. Therefore I attempted suicide. When I asked the police why they were re-arresting me, they did not reply. They also did not allow me to contact my lawyer,” Rehman said from his hospital bed.

Rehman will be produced before the court after he recovers.