FIR Against Actress Vaani Kapoor for Wearing Top with ‘Ram’

Guwahati, November 23, 2019:

Actress Vaani Kapoor has landed in a huge controversy after she posted a picture of herself flaunting a top with the name ‘Ram’ printed all over it.

An FIR has been filed against the Actress. The FIR, reportedly, was lodged at the NM Joshi Marg Police Station by an individual named Rama Sawant. He alleged that Vaani has hurt religious sentiments with her outfit.

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The complaint letter stated, “The undersigned is an ardent devotee of Lord Shri Ram. The undersigned has come across a photograph of Bollywood actress by name Ms. Vaani

Kapoor on her Instagram, where under, she is found in vulgar cloth in semi-nude position and over her body and more particularly from her shoulder to breast, she is found to be wearing blouse/brassiere made out a cloth-like Ramnami, in as much as the names of Lord Shri Ram has been described containing ‘Shri Ram’, which denotes to Lord Shri Ram.”

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It further read, “In view of the facts set out herein above, and law enunciated by the Honourable Apex Court and so also various high courts of the Country including Hon’ble High Court, Bombay, you are requested to forthwith register an FIR against actress Vaani Kapoor for an offence punishable u/s. 215A of IPC and take further legal action so that she is brought to book/punished in accordance with the law.”

Actress Vaani Kapoor later deleted the post as the social media users called her out in outrage. She was called by the police to record her statement in this regard.

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