A team of UP policemen has reached Mumbai by train to chase the case filed by a journalist in Mirzapur town in UP.
Amid the controversy over Amazon Prime's Web series 'Tandav' which continues to battle charges, another show "Mirzapur" has landed in soup over allegations of "maligning the image of Uttar Pradesh".
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the makers and producers of the series and Amazon Prime on a plea about the portrayal of Mirzapur district in a poor light. The petitioner, SK Kumar, a resident of the town, complained to the top court that Mirzapur was shown as a den of terror and illegal activities.
Supreme Court issues notice to makers and producers of web series 'Mirzapur' and Amazon Prime Video, on a petition complaining about the portrayal of Mirzapur district, UP in a bad light in the web series. SC seeks response from the OTT platform and series makers pic.twitter.com/NW074JKI9b
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A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against "Mirzapur" on Sunday night by journalist and writer Arvind Chaturvedi, whose hometown is the eastern UP district. The charge listed in the FIR is "deliberate and malicious intention of outraging religion feelings".
A team of UP policemen has reached Mumbai by train to chase the case filed by a journalist in Mirzapur town in UP.
Another UP police team is already in Mumbai to pursue cases filed against the show "Tandav", which is accused of "insulting Hindu Gods".
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