Mumbai Police records Ranveer Singh’s statement in nude photoshoot case

Mumbai Police has recorded Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh’s statement in the nude photoshoot case.

The Gully Boy actor reached the Chembur Police Station around 7 am and left at 9 am. Police said if need be, the investigating officer will summon him again.

The Bajirao Mastani Ranveer actor had been booked for obscenity under Sections 292, 294 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 509 and 67(A) of the Information Technology (IT) Act. The FIR against him was lodged at Chembur police station after a complaint was filed seeking action against Singh for hurting sentiments and insulting modesty of women.

In July, pictures from the Simmba actor’s PAPER magazine shoot had gone viral. What followed later for a flood and comments, tweets and memes.

Interestingly, this is not the first time that we are witnessing someone being prosecuted for obscene conduct or obscene content. Model and actor Milind Soman was charged for obscenity in 2020 when he was booked under IPC section 294 and section 67 of the IT Act for a social media post where he was seen running naked at a beach in Goa.

The same year, model and actress Poonam Pandey was also booked for ‘obscenity’ by the Goa Police for her video shoot.