Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been booked by Pune police for allegedly insulting the national flag, police said.
Based on the complaint of Lok Janshakti Party national secretary Ravi Brahme that Shah Rukh Khan allegedly insulted the tricolour in a video upload on Youtube, the Chatushringi police lodged an FIR against the actor on 14 August.
‘Shah Rukh Khan has been booked under sections of Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. The case was registered on 14 August and has been transferred to Mumbai police for further investigation. The case documents consist some photos and videos too,’ a police officer said.
Incidentally, Brahme had recently lodged a complaint against Mumbai-based model Gehna Vashisht for allegedly insulting the national flag by wearing it as a bikini. She was arrested on 18 August by Deccan Gymkhana police in Pune and released on bail, the next day.
Based on the complaint of Lok Janshakti Party national secretary Ravi Brahme that Shah Rukh Khan allegedly insulted the tricolour in a video upload on Youtube, the Chatushringi police lodged an FIR against the actor on 14 August.
‘Shah Rukh Khan has been booked under sections of Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. The case was registered on 14 August and has been transferred to Mumbai police for further investigation. The case documents consist some photos and videos too,’ a police officer said.
Incidentally, Brahme had recently lodged a complaint against Mumbai-based model Gehna Vashisht for allegedly insulting the national flag by wearing it as a bikini. She was arrested on 18 August by Deccan Gymkhana police in Pune and released on bail, the next day.