Mumbai, June 23 : A pall of gloom had descended on the family of actress Chrisann Pereira after the Sharjah Central Jail declined to release her passport and is now contemplating 'deporting' her to India, her mother said here on Friday.

Nearly two weeks ago, the Sharjah Court had not only cleared Chrisann of all the charges in the fake drugs-framing case but also directed that her passport be handed over and she be permitted to return home.

“Since then, we have been eagerly awaiting her return. Yesterday, when she went to the Sharjah Central Jail, they said that it might take another one or two months to release her passport,” a distraught Premila Pereira told IANS.

She claimed that the jail officials have even indicated that Chrisann may be ‘deported’ to India – something that has shocked the family – especially since the trauma of the past few months is now taking a toll on her mental and physical health.

“The Court orders were very clear. Then why are the jail authorities not honouring the Court verdict? Why should they withhold her passport and now talk of ‘deportation’ when her record has been cleared both in Sharjah and even in Mumbai,” Premila demanded.