Under fire over nude photoshoot, Ranveer Singh tells cops, ‘1 of his photos was morphed’

New Delhi: Ranveer Singh while recording his statement in the nude photoshoot case that somebody has tampered with and morphed one of his photos. The actor got involved in a controversy after posing nude for a magazine photoshoot. Ranveer Singh in which he posed naked was posted online on July 21.

In one of the images, he was seen lying on a rug naked recreating Burt Reynold’s famous photograph.

An FIR was registered against the actor on July 26 based on the complaint filed by an office-bearer of the NGO who stated that Ranveer Singh has hurt the sentiments of women with his nude photos. An FIR under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code like 292 (sale of obscene books, etc), 293 (sale of obscene objects to young people), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), and provisions of the Information Technology Act were registered against him.

 

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Mumbai Police recorded his statement last month for two hours after the actor reached Chembur Police station at 7:30am on August 29.

“We had asked the actor to come to the police station by August 30. He visited the police station on Monday at 7:30am and was present in the police station till 9:30am,” said deputy commissioner of police, Krishna Kant Upadhyay, Zone VI.

According to HT, the actor was shown all the photos by the police, he denied uploading one of the pictures in which his private parts were allegedly visible.

The police reported that the actor has answered all the questions and he might be summoned again he required after analysing his first statement. Police officials stated that the actor was “completely co-operative” with the investigators.