A court in the city of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, has issued a non-bailable warrant against Indian actress Rakhi Sawant in connection with a 2010 suicide case. According to Indian media, the case relates to allegedly insulting remarks made against an individual on Rakhi Sawant’s television show

, “Rakhi Ka Insaaf”; the individual subsequently died by suicide. Reports indicate that the Additional District and Sessions Judge of the Fast Track Court issued the warrant on October 16, following Rakhi Sawant’s repeated failure to appear in court.

The police have been directed to arrest the actress and produce her before the court. According to public prosecutor Mridul Kant Srivastava, the next hearing in the case is scheduled for December 1. The case concerns the death of Lakshman Ahirwar—a resident of the Hansari Prem Nagar area in Jhansi—who passed away on November 10, 2010. Following his death, his mother,

Savitri, filed a case alleging that Rakhi Sawant had used insulting and inappropriate language toward her son during a program aired in October 2010. According to the prosecution, Lakshman Ahirwar and his wife, Anita, had been invited to the show due to marital disputes between them.