Mumbai:
A court here on Saturday directed the city police to investigate a criminal complaint filed against the film and television producer Ekta Kapoor for allegedly disrespecting Indian soldiers in one of its web series.
A magistrate’s court in Bandra called for a report from the police until 9 May, which was on a complaint under Section 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Under this section, a magistrate can investigate a criminal complaint, or instruct the police to do so.
The complaint was filed by YouTuber Vikas Pathak, also known as ‘Hindustani Bhau’. Apart from Ekta, it named her oat platform Alt Balaji, and her parents Shobha and Jeetendra Kapoor.
According to a complaint filed through Advocate Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh, a web series on Alt Balaji showed a military officer doing “illegal sexual act”.
The complaint said, “The accused has targeted the dignity and pride of our country with a cheap less and shamelessly, which is depicting the military uniform of the Indian Army in an illegal sexual act with the national symbol,” the complaint said .
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