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CAA: Farhan Akhtar broke law, alleges senior IPS officer

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Dec 19, 2019, at 03:58 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Actor and director Farhan Akhtar may find himself tangled in legal trouble by urging people to join him in today's CAA and NRC protest march at August Kranti Maidan in Central Mumbai.

According to an India Today report, Senior IPS officer Sandeep Mittal accused Akhtar of breaking law under sec 121 of the Indian Penal Code.

"You also need to know that you've committed an Offence u/s 121 of Indian Penal Code & it is not unintentional. @MumbaiPolice & @NIA_India are you listening. Please think of the Nation that is giving you everything in your Life. Understand the Law," Mittal tweeted along with an explainer video.

You also need to know that you ' ve committed an Offence u/s 121 of Indian Penal Code & it is not unintentional. @MumbaiPolice & @NIA_India are you listening.Please think of the Nation that is giving you everything in your Life.
Understand the LawðŸ‘‰( https://t.co/DK3hDYe9e2 )
— Sandeep Mittal, IPS (@smittal_ips) December 18, 2019

On Wednesday Farhan Akhtar wrote on his twitter handle: "Here's what you need to know about why these protests are important. See you on the 19th at August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai. The time to protest on social media alone is over."

Here’s what you need to know about why these protests are important. See you on the 19th at August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai. The time to protest on social media alone is over. pic.twitter.com/lwkyMCHk2v
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) December 18, 2019

Soon after the protest, he received backlash on Twitter that he posted a distorted image of Indian map.

Later, Farhan issued an apology for sharing an inaccurate image of the Indian map.

pic.twitter.com/lVl5TxJXVo
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) December 18, 2019

#CAAProtests #CAB #Mumbai #FarhanAkhtar #NRC

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