Sunday, July 10 2005 15:57 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: A lawyer for Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat has asked police to probe an alleged MMS, featuring a 'look-alike' of the actress engaged in a sexual act.

In a letter written to Mumbai Police Commissioner A N Roy, the lawyer Vibhav Krishna said the six-minute long MMS was reportedly being circulated widely in the city and elsewhere.

It was the 'handiwork of mischief mongers', Krishna told sources in Mumbai adding that, "I have not seen the clip but have heard about it".

Krishna said he had also written to the social security branch at the Cyber Crime Cell of Mumbai police, saying the, "Offence should be probed under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, which provides for a punishment for a first-time offender of five years' imprisonment and a Rs one lakh fine".

Mallika is in Europe and unavailable for comment.