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SC to hear pleas of Tandav director, actors and others seeking quashing of FIRs
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of pleas seeking quashing of criminal complaints lodged in various states against Ali Abbas Zafar, the Director of web series Tandav , and others for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. Besides Zafar, Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra, the show s writer Gaurav Solanki and actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub have filed three separate petitions against the registration of FIRs in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
A bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah would hear the petitions against the FIRs.
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Tandav controversy: UP police reaches Mumbai to question makers, star cast
The tension with Amazon Prime s controversial web series Tandav is increasing day by day. An FIR has been registered against the web series in 6 cities. At the same time, UP police have also reached Mumbai for investigation in this case. Protests have been taking place from UP to Maharashtra and MP to get the show banned. In the recent update, the Lucknow Police team has reached Mumbai to interrogate the makers of Tandav.
According to the information received, a four-member team led by Inspector Anil Singh of Lucknow Police has reached Mumbai where the producers and actors of the web series will be questioned today. An FIR was lodged against the Tandav web series at Hazratganj Kotwali, Lucknow. After the questioning, the Lucknow police will decide what action needs to be taken against the accused.