Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel on Monday moved the Bombay High Court to quash an FIR against them for allegedly trying to create hatred and communal tension through their social media posts. The two have been summoned for questioning today and on Tuesday, Scroll. in reported.
In the petition, the sisters have asked for a stay on the summons asking them to appear before the police for questioning. They have also sought a direction to the police to not take any coercive steps against them, advocate Rizwan Siddiquee, representing Ranaut and Chandel, was quoted as saying in Scroll. in.
It may be recalled that on October 17, a court in Mumbai had directed the police to file an FIR against Ranaut and Chandel for allegedly trying to create communal tension. The complaint was filed by casting director Munnawarali Sayyed.
Sayyed said an investigation was needed to ascertain the motive behind their tweets and to find out “who are the people backing such hatred to create communal tensions and sentiments against the government”. The complaint also accused Ranaut of “maliciously bringing religion in all her tweets”. He said that a divide was being created by artists belonging to different religions.
The women were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to committing malicious or deliberate acts with the intention of outraging religious feelings of citizens, sedition, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, or language and common intention, the report added.
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