Actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel were summoned by Mumbai police next week in connection with an FIR registered against them at the Bandra police station, ANI news agency reported on Wednesday.
The charges against him include sedition (section 124A of the Indian Penal Code). Both have been summoned on October 26 and 27, according to ANI.
The FIR was searched on Friday by order of a local court in Mumbai for allegedly promoting enmity between different communities and other charges.
The Bandra Metropolitan Magistrates Court had ordered the police to investigate a complaint made by Munawwar Ali Sayyed, Bollywood casting director and physical trainer, which concerned the tweets and other statements by Ranaut and her sister.
According to Sayyed’s lawyer, the complaint alleged that Ranaut has been smearing Bollywood for the past two months by calling it a “center of nepotism”, “favoritism”, etc. through his tweets and television interviews.
“His sister has also made objectionable comments on social media to spread community tension between two religious groups,” he said.
Metropolitan Magistrate Jaydeo Y Ghule said in Friday’s order that the defendant prima facie had committed a “recognizable crime” and ordered the police to initiate necessary actions and investigations against the actor and his sister.
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