Most Bollywood stars are well versed with the antics of the most ardent of fans. But John Abraham was in for a rude shock recently when a die-hard fan started calling up the actor's family members in a bid to reach out to his idol

After John called and complained to the cops, the men in khakee swung into action and apparently even detained the man. However after a change of heart, the actor recently requested the police to let the man walk free.

Says a source, `On Sunday John received a call from the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Vishwas Nagre Patil, informing him that the fan had been nabbed. After John heard that he was just a regular fan who was desperately trying to meet the star, he asked them to let him go.` John apparently even asked the ACP to have the fan call him up directly instead of contacting members of his family.