Minor in ‘obscene’ scene: Mumbai police issue notice to Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor over web series

The lawsuit is related to play 6 of the web bid “Gandi Baat” connected the OTT level Alt Balaji. According to Mumbai Police connected the court’s directives, a lawsuit has been registered against Balaji Telefilm Limited, Ekta Kapoor and her parent Shobha Kapoor astatine MHB constabulary presumption successful Mumbai nether conception 295-A of IPC, IT Act and sections 13 and 15 of the POCSO Act, and others.

As per the FIR, registered connected October 18 nighttime connected the directives of the court, the alleged offence took spot successful February-April 2021. The complainant has alleged that obscene scenes were shown successful the web bid featuring insignificant girls. Currently, the arguable occurrence is disconnected the air. The constabulary ailment besides alleged that defamatory contents person been shown astir large leaders and seers successful the web series. The probe is being carried retired arsenic per the court’s directives and the allegations made successful the ailment are being verified, different constabulary serviceman said.

Alt Digital Media Entertainment Ltd successful a connection said, “With notation to assorted media reports regarding the web bid -“gandi baat” alt integer media amusement ltd. (“company”) hereby clarifies that it is afloat compliant with each applicable laws including the POCSO Act and immoderate references to engagement of minors by the institution is wholly incorrect. It is further clarified that Shobha Kapoor and Ms Ekta Kapoor are not progressive successful the time to time operations of the institution and the aforesaid are managed by abstracted teams, including its contented strategy. The institution has implicit religion successful the judiciary and is afloat cooperating with the authorities successful the investigation. since the substance is subjudice, the institution refrains from commenting successful detail.”