RGV in trouble again over Twitter posts The LB Nagar police registered cases against film director Ramgopal Varma for his posts on gods on Twitter. Acting on court directions, the Cyberabad police registered criminal cases.
Advocates Govardhan and Bhargav filed a petition before the court alleging that Varma had abused gods by posting his comments on Twitter. They contended that the director's comments hurt devotees in Telangana.
As per court directions, police registered cases under sections 153-A (promoting enmity on grounds of religion), 153-B (assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of IPC.
News Posted: 20 November, 2014
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