Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court to rejects the FIR registered against him. He request to rejects FIR registered against him over remarks allegedly insulting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Kunal Kamra seeks High court to rejects FIR
The Madras High Court had granted interim anticipatory bail to Kamra. He was unable to approach courts in Maharashtra due to threats of physical violence against him by political party people. The interim order shielding him from arrest is expiring today.
Kamra, in a stand-up show, had sung a parody track wherein a reference was made to a ‘gaddar’ (traitor). It became taken to denote Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. The reference is said to allude to Shinde’s selection to end the as soon as Shiv Sena party led by Uddhav Thackeray and be a part of hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shinde’s movement had brought about a break up in the Shiv Sena. The Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena eventually rising to power in the State, through a coalition with the BJP.
Comedian Arrested on offences charges
Kunal Kamra was charged for offences under Sections 353(1)(b), 353(2) (public mischief) and 356(2) (defamation) based on a complaint filed by Shiv Sena legislator Muraji Patel. The FIR against Kamra was lodged in Mumbai, although Kamra is a resident of Villuparam in Tamil Nadu.
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