Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Nov 10: A lawyer has moved the sessions court after a magistrate court dismissed his complaint against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister, Rangoli Chandel, for allegedly posting defamatory and hateful statements against the Muslim community.

After a magistrate court dismissed complaint against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister, Rangoli Chandel, for allegedly posting defamatory and hateful statements against the Muslim community, a lawyer has moved the sessions court. The hearing will be taking place next week.

The magistrate's court had earlier in July dismissed the case against the sisters. “Sanction of central government, state government or district magistrate is must. Without sanction, order of issue process cannot be passed against accused,” metropolitan magistrate Bhagawat T Zirape had said.

The offences include promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration and deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings.

Advocate Ali Kaashif Khan, in his complaint stated that Chandel had allegedly posted a defamatory statement against a community on Twitter. The plea said her account was subsequently suspended. The plea further accused Ranaut of supporting Chandel.