Saturday, November 12 2005 12:53 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Hyderabad: The underworld don Abu Salem's girl-friend Monica Bedi, who was brought here last night (Nov 11, 2005) on a transit remand, was grilled by CBI sleuths in connection with a passport forgery case, CBI sources said.

Bedi, a former Bollywood starlet extradited from Portugal yesterday along with the gangster, was flown to the city last night by an Indian Airlines flight from Mumbai.

Tight security arrangements were made at CBI office at Koti area where she spent the night, the sources added.

Bedi, who had secured passport from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh in 2001 under fictitious name and address, will be produced at the residence of judge of the special court for CBI cases at Secunderabad later in the day.

Bedi has been booked under sections 420, 471 and 468 of IPC, 13(2) to be read with 13 (1d) of PC Act and 12 (1B) of Passport act.