RGV Booked for his Offensive Tweets
Posted: 09/02/2014 04:07 PM IST
Maverick director Ramgopal Varma, who is better known for his controversies, is again in news for his tweets on Lord Ganesh. On the occassion of Vinayaka Chavithi, RGV posted a series of tweets and this did not go well with activists. A police case was registered on Sunday against the filmmaker, by lawyer Karuna Sagar, at the Saroornagar police station in Cyberabad.
According to Saroornagar police inspector B. Naveen Reddy, the filmmaker was booked under four sections of the Indian Penal Code – sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief), and 298 (hurting religious feelings). Lawyer Karuna Sagar, in his complaint alleged that RGV had hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus by insulting Lord Ganesh through his tweets. Apart from this, many other other police complaints were filed against Varma in Mumbai.
If you enjoyed this Post, Sign up for Newsletter
(And get your daily news straight to your inbox)
Other Articles
-
NTR - Mahanayakudu Release Pushed
Nov 12 | Nandamuri Balakrishna is betting big on his father's biopic which has been titled NTR. Krish is the director and the entire shoot of the film... Read more
-
Allu Arjun Invited By Kerala Goverment
Nov 06 | Stylish Star Allu Arjun has huge fan base across Kerala and his movies have been raking massive numbers across the state. His movies are getting... Read more
-
Savyasachi Three Days Collections
Nov 05 | Akkineni Naga Chaitanya has been struggling to bounce back. His recent outing Savyasachi carried massive expectations and is named as the costliest film made in... Read more
-
Nivetha Pethuraj Locked For Tej
Nov 03 | Sai Dharam Tej is one of the talented young actors of Telugu cinema. The actor tasted half a dozen disasters in a row after which... Read more
-
NTR Overseas Rights Sold For A Bomb
Nov 02 | Nandamuri Balakrishna is busy with the shoot of his next film NTR which is the biopic of his father NTR. Krish is the director and... Read more
