Mumbai: Actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel filed Monday a petition in the Bombay High Court. In the petition they sought to quash an FIR registered against them by Mumbai Police. The FIR against Kangana Ranaut and her sister has been registered for allegedly ‘trying to create hatred and communal tension’ through their posts on social media.
The FIR, under sedition charges, was registered pursuant to orders passed by the Bandra magistrate’s court. It directed the police to carry out an inquiry against Kangana and her sister following a complaint lodged against them.
“Kangana and Rangoli have filed a petition in the Bombay High Court. They have asked for quashing of the FIR and the magistrate’s order,” their advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said. He said the petition has also sought the court to stay the summons issued against the duo. They have been asked to appear before the police for questioning.
The Mumbai police last week summoned Kangana and her sister for the third time to record their statements November 23 and 24.
The police have filed the FIR against Kangana and her sister under IPC sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race), 295-A (deliberate acts hurting religious sentiments) and 124-A (sedition), 34 (common intention).