Ranveer Singh claimed in his statement to Mumbai Police that when he was being questioned on August 29
Mumbai: Nude photoshoot of actor Ranveer Singh triggered controversy leading to a case being registered against him. The actor said to cops that one of his photos was tampered with and morphed, news agency ANI reported.
He made these claims in his statement to Mumbai Police when he was being questioned on August 29, it said.
Under sections pertaining to obscenity and insulting the modesty of women, and under the Information Technology Act, a case was registered against him in July at Chembur Police Station. The case was filed n the basis of a complaint by an office-bearer of a non-governmental organization (NGO).
In the complaint, the actor is accused of “hurting the sentiments of women in general and insulting their modesty through his photographs.”
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A notice was sent to Ranveer Singh to join the probe. Ranveer Singh appeared before police on August 29, and was questioned by cops for two hours.
The actor’s viral photo series for Paper magazine was a tribute to Burt Reynolds, a ’70s pop icon who went nude for a Cosmopolitan magazine picture shoot in 1972.
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