Ekta Kapoor with mother Shobha.
Mumbai Police on Tuesday questioned producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor in the ‘Gandi Baat’ case. A mother-daughter duo was charged under the POCSO Act for allegedly committing obscene acts with minor girls in an episode of ALT Balaji web series ‘Gandii Baat’. Mumbai Police used POCSO Act to file complaint against Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor and Alt Balaji firm. The producers were called for the first round of questioning on October 22 and they have been called for questioning again on October 24, as revealed by the Mumbai Police.
Complaint was filed on October 20
Section 295 of IPC was registered against Ekta Kapoor of Alt Balaji Telefilms Ltd and her mother Shobha Kapoor on October 20 at MHB police station in Mumbai for showing obscene scenes of minor girls in the episode of OTT platform Alt Balaji’s web series ‘Gandii Baat’. -A case was registered under sections 13 and 15 of the IT Act and POCSO Act. However, this controversial episode is not currently streaming on this app.
things said in the complaint
The complainant had said in his complaint that a case has been registered for presenting obscene scenes by minor artists in the sequel of Balaji Telefilms’ web series ‘Gandii Baat’. He says that his religious sentiments have been hurt by the series. In the FIR lodged, it was said that objection has been raised to the production of bold content in the series for children of class 11th and 12th, whose age is usually 16 or 17 years. However, the complaint lodged by the complainant is in very technical terms as the age of the acting artistes may be very high.
Ekta Kapoor stuck in legal trouble
The complainant has also alleged that they have shown scenes of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol without giving any disclaimer. At present, the police have registered a case under Section 13 of the Child Protection Act, Section 15 of Sexual Exploitation of Minor Children, Information Technology Act, 2000 – 67 (A), Section 295 (A) of the BNS and other sections.
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