FIR against ‘Mirzapur’ producers for hurting sentiments

VARANASI: An FIR has been lodged against the producers of the web series Mirzapur and the OTT platform company Amazon Prime Video at Mirzapur Kotwali (Dehat) police station for allegedly hurting religious and social sentiments of the people and distorting the image of Mirzapur known for having the shrine of Goddess Vindhyavasini.
Mirzapur SP Ajay Kumar Singh said, “On the complaint of one Arvind Chaturvedi of Chilbiliya village, a case has been lodged against the producers of the web-series Mirzapur and the OTT platform company Amazon Prime Video under appropriate sections of IPC and IT Act.”
According to the FIR lodged on Sunday evening, the producers of the web series Ritesh Sadhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Bhaumik Gondaliya and OTT platform company Amazon Prime Video have been booked under Sections 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 505 (with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community), 34 (criminal acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of IPC and 67A (publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act) of the IT Act.
In his complaint, Chaturvedi alleged that the web series named Mirzapur is malicious, full of abusive words and sexuality showing illicit relationships, and has been made intentionally to hurt the religious and social sentiments of the people of the Mirzapur region.