On Monday, the Mumbai Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against lyricist Javed Akhtar over his alleged remark against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It was registered at the Mulund police station on complaint filed by city-based lawyer Santosh Dubey.
"The FIR has been registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 500 (punishment for defamation)" said an official from the police station.
- According to reports, the lawyer last month had sent a legal notice to Akhtar for allegedly making "false and defamatory" comments against the RSS and sought an apology from him.
Akhtar (76) in a recent interview drew parallels between the Taliban and Hindu extremists.
"I had sent a legal notice to Akhtar and asked him to apologise over his remark, but he failed to do so. Now, an FIR has been registered against him on my complaint" Dubey told PTI.
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