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FIR lodged against 50 celebs for writing open letter to PM Modi on mob lynching

An FIR was lodged against nearly 50 celebrities for writing an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising concern over the growing incidents of mob lynching. 

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Following an order passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate Surya Kant Tiwari two months ago on a petition filed by local advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha, an FIR was lodged against nearly 50 celebrities for writing an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising concern over the growing incidents of mob lynching.

The FIR registered in Bihar’s Muzzafarpur on Thursday, include names of filmmakers Mani Ratnam, Anurag Kashyap, Shyam Benegal, actor Soumitra Chatterjee, vocalist Shubha Mudgal, and 45 other celebrities from entertainment fraternity.

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The letter said that the lynching of Muslims, Dalits and other minorities must be stopped immediately, while stressing that there was “no democracy without dissent”. It also noted that Jai Shri Ram had been reduced to a “provocative war cry”.

As quoted in the reports, the police said the FIR was lodged under sections of the Indian Penal Code, including those relating to sedition, public nuisance, hurting religious feelings and insulting with an intent to provoke breach of peace.

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