FIR Lodged Against 'Masoom Sawaal' For 'Hurting' Religious Sentiments

After receiving a complaint that the film Masoom Sawaal's poster, which depicts a picture of Lord Krishna on a sanitary pad, allegedly offended religious sentiments, the police formally filed a case against the director and several members of the Masoom Sawaal team.

According to a senior police source who spoke to PTI, the First Information Report (FIR) was filed on Sunday against the makers, including director Santosh Upadhyay, and his firm, on the complaint of Amit Rathore, president of the Hindu Rashtra Navnirman Sena.

Swatantra Singh, a Sahibabad Circle officer, reportedly stated that the FIR was filed in accordance with section 295 (injuring or defiling places of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) of the Indian Penal Code.

According to PTI, the complainant claimed that the presence of a picture of Lord Krishna on a sanitary pad had offended the devotees of "Sanatana Dharma" and could spark riots in Uttar Pradesh.

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FIR Lodged Against Masoom Sawaal:

The film Masoom Sawaal is on menstruation awareness. The poster with Lord Krishna and sanitary pads has allegedly hurt the religious sentiments of "Sanatana Dharma" adherents and may cause riots in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the nation, as per the complainant. FIR mentioned that the film producer and his team allegedly attempted to deliberately cause the controversy.

The film was released on August 2, 2022. Additionally, Rathore told PTI that members of the Hindu Rashtra Navnirman Sena and their supporters would demonstrate outside the two cinemas in Sahibabad and Ghaziabad where the film is being released. According to the report, the police have tightened security at the two movie theatres. The circle officer warned that anyone attempting to disrupt peace would face consequences. He said, "Law and order would be maintained at all cost."

Masoom Sawaal's plot revolves around the superstitions and regulations imposed on women during their menstrual cycle. It is directed by Santosh Upadhyay and written by Kamlesh K Mishra. The film stars Nitanshi Goel, Ekavali Khanna, and Shishir Sharma.