An FIR has been lodged at Sadarpolice station in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on thedirection of a local court against actor Shahrukh Khan, hiswife Gauri Khan, Karan Johar and others for allegedly hurtingreligious sentiments by depicting Hindu deity Radha in aninappropriate manner.
The police said today that the FIR was lodged last nightunder sections 294 (Obscene acts and songs to annoyance ofothers), 295 (deliberate and malicious act intended to hurtreligious feelings and 295A (injuring or defiling place ofworship intended to insult the religion) of the Indian PenalCode (IPC) against Khan and others.
The Sadar police station inspector Ezaj Ahmed has beenmade the investigation officer to probe the case, they said.
The FIR followed a complaint lodged by advocate SudhirKumar Ojha on November five in the court of the Chief JudicialMagistrate S P Singh alleging obscene presentation of thedeity in a song in the film "Student of the Year".
After hearing the case, the judge had passed an orderdirecting that a case be lodged against the accused in theSadar police station.
The film's actors Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and SiddharthMalhotra and the Dharma Production, which produced the film inpartnership with Khan's production company - M/S Red ChilliesEntertainment, have been named as other accused in the case.