Kangana Ranaut, sister Rangoli Chandel appear before police in sedition case

Kangana Ranaut and her sister-cum-manr Rangoli Chandel appeared before Mumbai Police on Friday in a case of making inflammatory statements, where y have been booked under ‘sedition’ and or charges. sister duo was spotted at Bandra station in suburbs, where re was heavy media presence. ir appearance came moments after former posted a video asking she was being 'tortured.'

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Kangana Ranaut, Rangoli appear before Mumbai Police

Kangana was dressed in a saree as she arrived with her sister Rangoli in a car at police station. Queen star waved at cameras as shuttegbugs jostled for at venue. 

Mumbai Police had first summoned m to appear on October 21, which y could t attend due to ir bror’s wedding.y failed to appear for subsequent summons on vember 3, and later on vember 10 as well. 

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Kangana arrived in Mumbai only recently and had spent most of COVID-19 lockdown at he residence in Manali. Her previous appearance was under intense drama when her property was demolished by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Case against Kangana & Rangoli

Mumbai Police had registered a complaint against  duo on Bollywood casting director and fitness trainer Munawwar Ali Sayyed’s complaint. He had accused Kangana of  ‘defaming’ film industry with words like “hub of nepotism”, “favouritism” in her tweets, and Rangoli of making comments to ‘spread communal tension’ .

Bandra police had registered an FIR under IPC sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, etc), 295-A (deliberate acts hurting religious sentiments) and 124-A (sedition), 34 (common intention).

Moments before arriving at police station, Kangana Ranau posted a video where she asked why she was being 'tortured.'

“Since time I have been talking for country’s welfare, I am being attacked and abused. My house was demolished illegally. So many cases have been filed against me for talking about farmers, and one case is just for laughing."

She added, "At beginning of corona, my sister Rangoli ji had raised her voice about atrocities doctors faced, so y filed a case on her too. Even my name was put in it, though I was t even on Twitter n, such things happen."

Kangana continued, "Hourable Chief Justice rejected this and stated that it did t hold merit. With order, I was also asked to appear before police station, and one has told me what kind of an appearance it is." 

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