The Madhya Pradesh police on Monday registered an FIR against two executives of OTT platform Netflix for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through its web series 'A Suitable Boy' which showed kissing scenes purportedly on the campus of a temple.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra told media persons that the FIR has named Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content (Netflix) and Ambika Khurana, Director, Public Policies (Netflix).
They have been booked by Rewa police on a complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national secretary Gaurav Tiwari who demanded apology from Netflix and makers of the series, and removal of objectionable scenes, which he stated were also encouraging love jihad.
"I had asked officials to examine the series ''A Suitable Boy'' being streamed on Netflix to check if kissing scenes in it were filmed in a temple and if it hurt religious sentiments. The examination prima facie found that these scenes are hurting the sentiments of a particular religion," Mishra said in a video statement.
"On the basis of a complaint filed by Gaurav Tiwari, an FIR is being registered under section 295 (A) (malicious acts to outrage and insulting the religious feelings and beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in Rewa against Netflix officials- Monika Shergill and Ambika Khurana," he added.
