FIR against Rishi Kapoor for posting ‘indecent’ content of child on Twitter

Published : Aug 27, 2017, 10:40 AM ISTUpdated : Mar 31, 2018, 06:51 PM IST
FIR against Rishi Kapoor for posting ‘indecent’ content of child on Twitter

Synopsis

Rishi Kapoor has landed in legal trouble once again Jai Ho Foundation, an NGO, has filed an FIR against the actor for posting an indecent video of a child In the video a little boy is seen spanking a girl and the boy standing next to him is thought to be responsible

Rishi Kapoor who is known for his fiery outbursts and unabashed tweets that has often landed him in trouble has done it once again.

A police complaint has been filed against the 64-year-old actor for posting an offensive picture of a child on his Twitter handle, reported news agency IANS.

An NGO, Jai Ho Foundation, filed the complaint against Rishi Kapoor at Mumbai's Cyber Police station of Bandra Kurla Complex. Jai Ho Foundation is a Maharashtra based NGO registered under Women and Child Development Department of the state.

Afroz Malik, President of ‘Jai Ho Foundation’ NGO said: “We would request you to immediately register an FIR against actor Rishi Kapoor under relevant sections of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) and IT Act for posting indecent, nude and vulgar picture of a minor child on his Twitter account @chintskap.”

Mr Malik's statement further read, "Rishi Kapoor has more than 2.6 Million followers on Twitter account. This means this pornographic image material got circulated to more than 2.6 Million people. There are more than 66 retweets and 476 likes as of now on his this indecent image."

On Saturday, Rishi Kapoor posted a video on Twitter in which a little boy is seen spanking a girl and the boy standing next to him is thought to be responsible. See Rishi Kapoor's tweet here:

 

Kapoor will be seen in Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi, co-starring Paresh Rawal, Prem Choora and Vir Das. The film, directed by Sanjay Chhel, is scheduled for release on September 15.

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