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FIR against Rakhi Sawant for wearing outrageous dress

Updated on: 05 November,2016 12:27 PM IST  | 
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An FIR has been filed at the Kankroli police station on Friday against Bollywood starlet Rakhi Sawant for wearing a dress with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

FIR against Rakhi Sawant for wearing outrageous dress

 

A photo posted by Rakhi sawant (@rakhisawant151) onAug 8, 2016 at 1:09pm PDT



An FIR has been filed at the Kankroli police station on Friday against Bollywood starlet Rakhi Sawant for wearing a dress with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


An FIR has been lodged against her for 'allegedly indulging in obscenity and defaming the PM.' "On the basis of the photos circulated on social media, a local advocate Prajeet Tiwari had lodged the complaint yesterday," SHO Kankroli police station Laxman Ram said.

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"The complainant has alleged that Sawant insulted the PM by wearing a dress with pictures of the PM in August," he said.

 

A photo posted by Rakhi sawant (@rakhisawant151) onAug 8, 2016 at 1:05pm PDT

The FIR was registered under several sections of IPC and relevant sections of Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act. The matter is being investigated, he added.

Sawant wore a dress which had pictures of Modi printed all over it on her US trip in August.

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