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Case filed in UP courts against Salman Khan’s ‘rape’ remark
Lucknow: A case was registered in Kanpur and Lucknow courts on Thursday against Bollywood actor Salman Khan for his recent statement that “he felt like a raped woman” while shooting for his forthcoming flick “Sultan” slated to release on Eid next month.
Social activist Rafat Jamaal, in a petition filed before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Lucknow has asked for legal action against the actor for the statement which showed “disrespect to rape victims” and also “revived the ugly memories of such heinous crimes”.
The CJM has asked the petitioner by the end of the day to prove why and how is the matter tenable to the court in Lucknow. In a related development, a lawyer Manoj Kumar Dixit has filed a petition in the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) IIIrd’s court in Kanpur seeking action against the actor.
“Freedom of expression in the country does not allow sentiments to be hurt in this manner” the lawyer told IANS while explaining the reason behind filing the case.
The court has ordered the testimony of the petitioner be recorded on July 14.
Salman Khan had irked his fans and people across the country by a statement, given in response to a question by a reporter on how he felt doing the strenuous shooting of Sultan, where he plays a wrestler.
Khan responded by saying that “he felt like a raped woman…he could barely stand straight after the shoot.”
The statement invited sharp rebuke on social media and his father, writer Salim Khan soon apologised on behalf of his son and admitted that the statement was in bad taste.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.
In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).
The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.
The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.
Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.
In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.
The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.