Kangana Ranaut, sister Rangoli granted interim protection by court, asked to appear before police on January 8

New Delhi: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Kangana Ranaut and sister Rangoli Chandel but asked them to appear before the police on January 8.

Bombay High Court to hear Kangana Ranaut’s plea against an FIR lodged at Mumbai’s Bandra Police Station on allegations of a complainant that she tried to create a divide between communities with her social media posts.

#UPDATE | Bombay High Court directs actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel to appear before the police on January 8; asks the police not to take any action against them till then. https://t.co/CTL1eP5ddZ

— ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2020

Kangana has been summoned on November 23 and Rangoli on November 24. On October 17, a local court in Mumbai’s Bandra has issued directions for the registration of an FIR against Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel for allegedly spreading communal hatred.

The complaint had alleged that Rangoli Chandel had also made an objectionable tweet to spread communal hatred among Hindu and Muslim communities. It said that the Bandra police station did not take cognizance of the offence, after which the complainant moved the court.

Later, an FIR was registered against Kangana Ranaut and Rangoli Chandel at Bandra police station under charges of sedition and promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion.

The case has been registered under Section 124 A (sedition), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings by insulting its religion) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

(This is a developing story)