Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Hema Malini, who was injured and admitted to hospital after her Mercedes collided with another car in Dausa district, was discharged from hospital on Saturday.

"On the request of family members, she was discharged around 9:30 AM", a spokesperson of Fortis Hospital told PTI. The 66-year-old actor underwent a surgery after the accident on July 3. She also had a minor fracture on her nose.

A four-year-old girl died, while five others were injured including the actor when Malini's car collided with another car on Thursday night in Dausa, 60 km from Jaipur. Mahesh Chand Thakur, who was driving Malini's car when the accident occurred, was arrested at Kotwali Thana in Dausa.

An FIR was lodged against the driver, who hails from Vrindavan, under various sections of IPC including 279 (rash driving) and 304 (A) (causing death by negligence not amounting to culpable homicide). Thakur was produced before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Pallavi Sharma, on July 3, who granted bail to the driver.

Police arrested driver Mahesh Thakur on Friday who received bail later | Source: PTI