Bengaluru, March 2 The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief granted to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh until March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.
The actor had approached the High Court seeking to quash the FIR against him for mimicking Rishab Shetty's role as the 'Chavunda' deity in the movie.
While mimicking, Singh had referred to the deity as a "ghost". The actor was asked to appear before the court on Monday.
Appearing on behalf of the actor, his counsel Sajjan Poovayya said Singh was stuck in London and was unable to reach Bengaluru due to the conflict in West Asia.
The complainant, who is a lawyer, alleged that his religious sentiments were hurt by calling the deity a ghost. Following the directions of a local court, the police registered a case against the actor.
The High Court on February 24 granted interim relief to the actor with directions to the police not to take any coercive steps against him.
