Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) A team of Andhra Pradesh Police reached the residence of filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma in Hyderabad on Monday as he failed to appear before them for questioning in a case related to posting derogatory content against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his family members on social media.
Officials of Ongole Rural Police arrived at the residence of the controversial film director, who is likely to be arrested in the case.
There was high drama as the police learnt that the filmmaker was not at home. He had reportedly left for Coimbatore.
RGV, as the filmmaker is popularly known, had skipped the appearance before police on Monday.
Last week, he had sought four days to appear before the police.
There are allegations that he tarnished the reputation of CM Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Information and Technology Minister Nara Lokesh and others.
The police on November 11 registered a case against the filmmaker on a complaint by local Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Ramalingam.
The complainant alleged that RGV made derogatory comments against CM Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh, other family members, and actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan during the promotional activity of his film ‘Vyuham’ late last year.
The filmmaker had posted objectionable comments on social media platforms.
A case under Section 336 (4) and 353 (2) of the BNS Act and also under Section 67 of the IT Act was booked against RGV at Maddipadu police station.
The police on November 13 served notice to the filmmaker, directing him to appear before the investigation officer at Maddipadu police station.
RGV had approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court, which declined to grant interim relief.
The court made it clear that it cannot order similar to the grant of bail in a quash petition.
RGV had sought interim orders exempting him from appearance before the investigating officer.
When RGV’s counsel told the court that the petitioner was facing the threat of arrest, the judge said the petitioner should file a bail petition.
–IANS
ms/svn
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
