Amritsar: On the complaint of the Secretary of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the Amritsar Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against actor, directors and producer of ‘Yaariyan 2’ film.
Film actor Meezaan Jafri, directors Vinay Sapru, Radhika Rao and producer Bhushan Kumar of T-Series have been booked under Section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the E-Division police station in Amritsar district.
Giving information, SGPC Secretary Partap Singh said that the SGPC had sent a written complaint to the Police Commissioner of Amritsar regarding the disrespect of Sikh principles, maryada (conduct) and lifestyle by showing a non-Sikh clean shaven actor in the movie ‘Yaariyan 2’ wearing Gatra Kirpan (a symbol Sikh faith). Following which, the Amritsar police registered a case at E-Division police station.
Partap Singh said that any act of insulting Sikh maryada, tradition and lifestyle in films cannot be tolerated. The SGPC Secretary said that although the filmmakers have apologized for their act on a social media platform, the scene that hurt Sikh sentiments was not properly removed from the song.
The song is still available on YouTube, from which only the kirpan has been blurred by editing but the gatra (cloth belt used to carry kirpan) remains intact, which raises serious questions on the intent of accused filmmakers. He said that this malicious act will not be forgiven. He said that the SGPC will make every effort to ensure strict action against the accused filmmakers.