Bengaluru, February 24 In a relief for Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the police not to take any coercive action against him in a case related to allegedly disrespecting a local deity.
Hearing his petition seeking the quashing of an FIR for allegedly disrespecting the deity of coastal Karnataka during an event in Goa, the bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna gave the direction to the Bengaluru police.
The bench also reprimanded the actor for his behavior and stated that disrespecting religious sentiments will not be tolerated. It directed him to cooperate with the investigation.
During the Filmfare Awards event in Goa, Singh imitated actor-director Rishab Shetty's role, portraying him as the "Avesham" (appearance) of Goddess Chavundi in "Kantara Chapter-1".
He even referred to Chavundi as a "ghost".
Alleging that this act by the actor has hurt his religious sentiments, a lawyer approached a city court to file a case against the actor.
On the court's direction, the city police registered an FIR against the lead actor, 'Dhurandhar'.
