POLICE ASK 'THALAIVI' ACTRESS KANGANA RANAUT TO APPEAR FOR QUESTIONING

The Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate's court had ordered the cops to investigate a complaint filed by Munawwar Ali Sayyed, a Bollywood casting director and fitness trainer, in reference to Ranaut's and her sister's tweets and other statements.

Subsequently, the Bandra Police registered a First Information Report against Ranaut and her sister under Indian Penal Code sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, etc.), 295A (deliberate acts hurting religious sentiments) and 124-A (sedition).

The complainant alleged that Ranaut has been defaming Bollywood for the last two months by calling it a "hub of nepotism", "favouritism", etc, through her tweets and television interviews. He further added that the actress also tweeted "very objectionable" comments, which not only hurt his religious sentiments, but also the feelings of many artists. She was trying to divide artists on communal lines, the complainant said.

"Her sister, too, has made objectionable comments on social media to spread communal tension between two religious groups," Sayyed said, via his lawyer.