Mumbai, Oct 11 (NationPress) Actress Sangeeta Bijlani, who faced a distressing incident of theft at her residence earlier this year, continues to cope with the emotional fallout from the burglary.

During her recent appearance at an award ceremony in Pune, she shared with the press her concerns and actions regarding the incident, stating that she has reached out to a police officer to expedite the investigation.

Reflecting on the robbery that occurred at her home in Pavana, she remarked, "I had a meeting with SP Sandeep Singh Gill in Pune. I specially traveled here to urge him to expedite the investigation into the robbery at my home. As a woman, I feel very unsafe living in my own space, which I've called home for the past two decades."

The burglary at Sangeeta Bijlani's bungalow in the Pawandharan area resulted in the theft of a television worth Rs 7,000 and cash amounting to Rs 50,000, totaling Rs 57,000.

Her bungalow is situated in the Tikona Peth region of Pune district. A report was lodged at the Lonavla Rural Police Station. Previously, the police revealed that the complainant is a private employee associated with Sangeeta Bijlani. The property had been vacant for four months prior to the discovery of the theft on July 18, when Bijlani arrived at her bungalow around 9:30 a.m. The intruders gained entry from the back and stole a television and cash from the first floor. The suspects remain unidentified.

At 65, the former actress started her modeling career at age 16, becoming a prominent figure in various commercials. She was crowned the Miss India Universe title in 1980 and represented the country at the Miss Universe pageant in Seoul, South Korea, where she received the award for Best National Costume, designed by her mother, Poonam Bijlani.

Bijlani made her Bollywood debut in 1988 with Qatil, starring alongside Aditya Pancholi, and went on to appear in films such as Tridev, Hathyar, Jurm, Yodha, Yugandhar, Izzat, and Lakshman Rekha. She also starred in a bilingual film in Hindi and Kannada opposite Vishnu Vardhan and collaborated with directors like Mahesh Bhatt, Mukul Anand, J.P. Dutta, Rahul Rawail, and N. Chandra. Her last cinematic appearance was in the 1996 film Nirbhay, an action thriller directed by Vinod Dewan, featuring actors such as Mithun Chakraborty and Anupam Kher.

The film narrates the tale of an innocent young man who finds himself unjustly accused and convicted of murder.