Bajrang Dal workers burn SRK's effigy, stop 'Dilwale' screening at 2 theatres in Bihar

Bajrang Dal activists in Bihar on Friday protested against the release of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Dilwale' and stopped the film's screening at two theatres, police said

Patna: Bajrang Dal activists in Bihar on Friday protested against the release of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Dilwale' and stopped the film's screening at two theatres, police said.

Shah Rukh Khan. File pic

Angered by Shah Rukh's statement on intolerance in the country, they shouted slogans and opposed the screening in Araria and Patna districts.

At one of the theatres, the activists burnt an effigy of Shah Rukh and threatened to take their protest to different places in the coming days.

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