For the past few days, Ekta Kapoor has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. It started with YouTuber and Bigg Boss 13 fame, Hindustani Bhau, filing a complaint against her for allegedly disrespecting the Indian Army in her recently released web-series XXX: Uncensored. He raised objections over the content shown in the web-series and also filed a complaint against her in the police station, demanding an apology. He even asked her to return her Padma Shri award. Now, the latest report suggests that an FIR has been lodged against the producer in Madhya Pradesh.
As per reports, an FIR has been lodged against Ekta and three more people in Madhya Pradesh for spreading obscenity, hurting religious sentiments and insulting national emblems through her web-series. News agency ANI tweeted, "Madhya Pradesh: FIR registered against Producer Ekta Kapoor in Indore alleging insult to the national emblem, Hindu gods & Army personnel in Alt Balaji's XXX web series."
As per a report in india.com, a complaint has been filed against the producers and writers of the show under Sections 294 (obscenity) and 298 (hurting religious sentiments) of the Information Technology Act and India Under the relevant provisions of the State Emblem (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act. Ekta Kapoor and her production house Alt Balaji is yet to give out a reaction on the same.
Earlier, we had shared the copy of the legal notice sent to Ekta Kapoor post Hindustani Bhau's complaint. The Bigg Boss 13 contestant's lawyer revealed to us, "We have sent a legal notice to Ekta Kapoor. In the notice, we have mentioned that she tenders an apology to the Indian Army, pay damages of Rs. 100 crore to the Indian government, remove the illicit episode and refrain from doing any such acts further again. And we have also kept the condition to be followed within 14 days else we will be going ahead strictly along with the police complaint as well as a petition in high court to ban ALT Balaji". (Also Read: Hindustani Bhau Slaps Ekta Kapoor With Legal Notice For XXX Uncensored: 'Apologise To The Army-Pay 100 Crore To GOI'-EXCLUSIVE)
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