Activist sues Sadak-2 film crewfor hurting religious sentiments

Gorakhpur: A social activist and a lawyer filed a complaint in Maharajganj district judicial magistrate’s court against filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and actress Alia Bhatt for hurting sentiments of Hindus by using an image of Kailash Mansarovar in the poster of ‘Sadak 2’ in a disrespecting manner.
Judicial magistrate Saurabh Pandey fixed September 8 as the next date of hearing in the case, lodged under IPC Sections 295A (deliberately outraging religious feelings) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).
The petitioner, advocate Vinay Pandey, a resident of Maharajganj district, took exception to the use of an image of Kailash Mansarovar in the poster of the movie, and said, “The poster of movie Sadak 2 carries a photo of Mount Kailash considered pious by Hindus since it is Lord Shankar’s abode, but unfortunately the name of the movie, producer, director and actress is placed above the mountain. Their names and film’s name is given more importance than the pious mountain. The poster hurts the feelings of Hindus.”
“The judicial magistrate has given September 8 as the date of hearing of the case,” he said.