Mallika Sherawat booked for insulting national flag

Hyderabad police booked Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat for disrespecting the national flag. On the direction of a city court, a case against the actress was booked at Falaknuma police station in old city of Hyderabad.A police officer said a case under Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 was registered.Two citizens had filed a petition in the court, seeking direction to the police to book the actress for insulting the national flag in her upcoming film Dirty Politics.

Mallika had wrapped a tricolour on her body on the movie poster. She was seen sitting on the roof of a car with red beacon.This was the second case booked against her in Telangana state. Last month, police in Karimnagar town had registered a case against the actress under different sections of various acts pertaining to the state emblem and national flag. Police took the action on the direction of a local court. Last week, on a public interest litigation, Hyderabad High Court had issued notices to Mallika Sherawat and the central government.