On Friday, an FIR was lodged against Shilpa Shetty and Salman Khan at Kotwali police station in Rajasthan\u2019s Churu district after members of the Valmiki community staged protests against Salman\u2019s new film Tiger Zinda Hai, alleging that the actor hurt sentiments of the community. Members of the community also alleged that Shilpa had, in an video released earlier, made \u201cderogatory\u201d statements that hurt the community\u2019s sentiments.<\/p>\n
Shilpa Shetty tweeted an apology for the same and wrote, \u201cSome of my words from an interview in the past have been misinterpreted.It was never said with the intent of hurting anyone\u2019s feelings\u2026\u201d Shilpa further added, \u201cI apologize if they have. I\u2019m proud to belong to a country that boasts of diverse castes and creeds and I respect each one of them.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Churu district\u2019s SP Barhat Rahul Manhardan told The Indian Express, \u201cAn FIR has been lodged against Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty under relevant sections of the SC\/ST Act and section 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of IPC.\u201d<\/p>\n
Salman Khan present at the TV show Super Dancer 2 to promote his film Tiger Zinda Hai recently. The alleged incident happened a few years ago.<\/p>\n
On Friday, when the film Tiger Zinda Hai released, members of Valmiki community staged demonstrations outside cinema halls in Jaipur and also tore posters of Tiger Zinda Hai. They also lodged a complaint at Nahargarh police station against the actors.<\/p>\n
The community members cited a video in which the actor allegedly used a word deemed derogatory by the community. Jitendra Hathwal, spokesperson of the Valmiki community shared earlier, \u201cSalman hurt the sentiments of the Valmiki community\u2026.. We are holding state-wide protests in Rajasthan\u2026 We demand that Khan issue an apology to the community.\u201d He also claimed that protests are also being held in places such as Uttar Pradesh too. The police had took at least 10 people into preventive custody also.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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