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Hospital Staffer Arrested Over Dharmendra ICU Video Leak as IFTDA Files Police Complaint

The veteran actor is recovering at home, with outrage over the ICU clip driving a wider reckoning on privacy and paparazzi conduct.

Overview

  • Mumbai Police detained a Breach Candy Hospital employee accused of secretly recording and circulating a video of Dharmendra and his family inside a hospital room, according to reports citing HT City.
  • The Indian Film & Television Directors' Association lodged a formal complaint alleging trespass and invasion of privacy by paparazzi and online accounts, citing constitutional and statutory protections.
  • Hospital authorities are reported to be cooperating with law enforcement and conducting internal inquiries following the leak.
  • Dharmendra was discharged on November 12 and is recuperating at home, with the Deol family urging media and the public to stop speculation and respect their privacy.
  • Industry figures including Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar, Jackie Shroff and others criticized intrusive coverage, after Sunny Deol confronted photographers outside the family’s Juhu residence and death hoaxes were publicly refuted.