A court in Tumakuru district of Karnataka on Friday had directed the police to register an FIR against actress Kangana Ranaut on her recent tweet allegedly targeting farmers protesting the farm laws and the supported a complaint by a lawyer L Ramesh Naik, the Judicial Magistrate first-class (JMFC) court directed the inspector of Kyathasandra police headquarters to register an FIR against the actress.
The court said the complainant had applied to section 156(3) of the CrPC for investigation.
“The office is hereby directed to issue intimation to the circle police inspector of Kyathasandra police headquarters along side (a) photostat copy of the report complaint,” it added.
Naik, who hails from Kyathasandra, told that in reference to his criminal case against the actress, the court had directed the jurisdictional police headquarters to register an FIR and inquire.
The actress had tweeted on September 21 from her Twitter handle @KanganaTeam: “People who spread misinformation and rumors about CAA that caused riots are an equivalent people that are now spreading misinformation about Farmer’s bill and causing terror within the nation, they’re terrorists.
You alright know what I said but simply wish to spread misinformation.”
Naik said this tweet had hurt him and prompted him to file a case against Ranaut.
Naik said this tweet had hurt him and prompted him to file a case against Ranaut.