KRK sent to 14-day judicial custody for tweets

August 30, 2022 17:08

A court in Mumbai on Tuesday sent actor and film critic Kamal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK, to 14-day judicial custody after he was arrested by the city police over his alleged defamatory tweets posted two years ago.

While his lawyer said the tweets were about the film Laxmii Bomb (later titled as Laxmii) starring Akshay Kumar, the police did not disclose any details.

Khan was arrested at the Mumbai airport late Monday night after he arrived from Dubai.

The police produced him before a magistrate's court in Borivali and sought his custody for four days for investigations. But the court rejected the request and sent him in 14-day judicial custody.

His lawyer Ashok Sarogi then filed a bail application which is likely to be heard later in the day.

The First Information Report in the case had been registered against Khan in 2020 under Indian Penal Code sections 153 (giving provocation with intent to cause riot) and 500 (defamation) and provisions of the Information Technology Act, the police said.

A lookout circular too had been issued against him, a police official said.

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