Hyderabad: The police in Hyderabad on Wednesday registered a case for hurting religious sentiments against the director of Malayalam movie Oru Adaar Love, that made waves after one of its songs featuring actress Priya Prakash Varrier went viral.
On a complaint by some youths in the old city of Hyderabad, the police registered a case against director Omar Lulu and some others.
The case under Indian Penal Code's Section 295 (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) was registered at Falaknuma police station, said deputy commissioner of police V Satyanarayana.
According to the police officer, the case was registered on a complaint by Abdul Muqeet and others, who sought an immediate ban on the song as it hurt their religious sentiments.
The DCP said the police were investigating the case and appropriate action would be taken after taking legal opinion and ascertaining the facts.
The song 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi...', featuring Priya, went viral on social media. A police complaint was lodged against her too.
Abdul Muqeet, an engineering student, told reporters that he noticed the objectionable part of the song while listening to it on the Internet. He informed his other friends and they decided to lodge a complaint with the police. He said if necessary they would take legal action against the filmmaker.
The Malayalam film is scheduled to be released on March 1.
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