Arrest warrants issued against Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor in Indian court state of Bihar’s Begusarai city on charges of allegedly insulting Indian soldiers and hurting the feelings of their family members in the second season of her web series, titled XXX.
The court issued the warrant afterward Ekta and Shobha Kapoor skipped the court summons. The matter is based on a complaint filed by Shambhu Kumar, an ex-serviceman, who is a resident of Begusarai.
Kumar, an ex-serviceman and a resident of Begusarai, said in his complaint in 2020, that the web series had numerous objectionable scenes related to a soldier’s wife.
“The court issued summons to them and asked them to appear before it, on the basis of a complaint lodged by Shambhu Kumar, an ex-serviceman and a resident of Begusarai, but they not appear before the court, following which warrant issued against them,” said Advocate Hrishikesh Pathak.
“They (Ekta and Shobha Kapoor), however, informed the court that certain scenes in the series removed after the objection. But they not appear before the court following which the warrant issued against them,” Pathak said.
Remarkably, cases beside Ekta Kapoor registered previous in other places related to the web series.
An FIR registered beside producer Ekta Kapoor and others in Indore for allegedly hurting religious feelings, insulting Indian army personnel and wrong use of the national emblem.
According to the police, the FIR lodged at the Annapurna police station in 2020, under numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and IT Act.
Neeraj Yagnik, the complainant in this case, said that he lodged an FIR on the matter after watching the offensive use of the national emblem and the army uniform in the web series.
The series aired on ALTBalaji, an over-the-top platform (OTT) owned by Ekta Kapoor’s TV company Balaji Telefilms. Shobha Kapoor associated with the company.
It is a sensual comedy-drama with each episode containing a dissimilar story revolving different aspects of sexual relationships. The first season came out in 2018, whereas the second premiered in January 2020.