A Mumbai court has asked police to investigate the complaint against Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel for allegedly trying to create community tension through their tweets. Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Jaydeo Y Ghule approved the order on Friday.
The casting director, Sahil Ashrafali Sayyed, had filed the complaint in court, requesting his address for the registration of an FIR under sections 153A (promoting enmity), 295A (malicious acts intended to outrage religious sentiments), 124A (sedition) of the IPC against the actor and his sister, said his lawyer Ravish Zamindar.
The complainant has alleged that the actress has defamed Bollywood for the past two months, calling it a “center of nepotism”, “favoritism”, etc., through her tweets and television interviews.
Kangana, who is celebrating Navaratri at her home in Manali, tweeted in response to the complaint: “Who is fasting in Navratris? Images of today’s celebrations were clicked because I also fast, while another FIR featured in my Against, Pappu sena in Maharashtra seems to obsess over me, don’t miss me so much I’ll be there soon. “
Who is fasting in Navratris? Pictures of today’s celebrations were clicked as I am also fasting while another FIR filed against me, Pappu sena in Maharashtra seems obsessed with me, don’t miss me so much I’ll be there soon#Navratri pic.twitter.com/qRW8HVNf0F
– Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) October 17, 2020
In the complaint, he said that Ranaut has tweeted “very objectionable” comments, which have not only hurt his religious feelings, but also the feelings of many artists. Sayyed alleged that Ranaut has been trying to divide artists along community lines.
“His sister has also made objectionable comments on social media to spread community tension between two religious groups,” the complaint says. After examining the registered documents and the presentation of the lawyer, the court found that the defendant had committed a “recognizable crime”.
He then ordered the police station in question to initiate the necessary actions and investigations against the actor and his sister in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). “The total allegations are based on comments made in the electronic media, Twitter and interviews, and a thorough investigation by an expert is necessary,” the court said.
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