FIR lodged against Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda for ‘hurting sentiments’ of Christians in ‘Jaat’

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Jalandhar, Apr 18: An FIR has been lodged against actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda and three others following a complaint that a scene in the movie ‘Jaat’ has “hurt sentiments” of the Christian community, police said on Friday.

Following the complaint, the filmmakers issued an apology and said that the scene had been removed from the film.

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The complaint filed by a Christian community leader has alleged the movie, which was released on April 10, contains scenes that disrespect Jesus Christ and Christian religious practices, they said.

Viklav Gold, the complainant, has also questioned the timing of the film’s release around Good Friday.

The filmmakers released a statement and said, “There has been a backlash for a specific scene in the film. The scene has been removed from the film with immediate effect.

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“Our intention was not to hurt any religious sentiments. We deeply regret it and have taken a quick action of deleting the scene from the film. We sincerely apologize to everyone whose beliefs have been hurt,” the statement added.

Sanjeev Kumar, SHO of the Jalandhar Cantonment police station where the FIR was lodged on Wednesday evening, said actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda and Vineet Kumar, director Gopichand and producer Naveen have been named in the FIR.

“The FIR was registered under section 299 (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the BNS,” the SHO said. (PTI)

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