Bollywood actress Sunny Leone has been booked by Dombivali police for alleged distribution of obscene content on web and social networking sites.

Complainant Anjali Palan, a housewife stated that while surfing the internet she found several obscene posts and pictures of the actress, they said. She also found "objectionable" material on the actor's website Sunneyleone.com.

"Such posts poison the minds of people and especially children," Palan said in her complaint.

The offence was registered last night against the 34-year-old actor under sections 292, 292 A, 294 r/w 34 of the IPC besides being charged under Section 3 and 4 of Indian Representation of Women and IT Act.

Case has been transferred to the Cyber Crime cell of Thane police for further probe.