Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar took to Twitter to urge people to join him in protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at August Kranti Maidan in the city, but the initiative might have got him into legal trouble. Senior IPS officer Sandeep Mittal accused Farhan of breaking the law, according to a report in indiatoday.in. Farhan Akhtar Apologizes For Sharing an ‘Inaccurate’ Map of India While Protesting Against CAA and NRC-View Tweet.
Sharing an explainer video of Section 121 of the Indian Penal Code, Mittal tweeted: "You also need to know that you've committed an Offence u/s 121 of Indian Penal Code & it is not unintentional. @MumbaiPolice & @NIA_India are you listening. Please think of the Nation that is giving you everything in your Life. Understand the Law." Farhan Akhtar Invites Twitterati to March Protest against CAA and NRC on December 19 in Mumbai (Read Tweet)
Javed Akhtar Slammed by Officer Sandeep Mittal
Dear Legal Expert
Please elaborate the law of land, the section number and name of the Act etc so that we are also enlightened.
Regards
— Sandeep Mittal, IPS (@smittal_ips) December 16, 2019
Farhan Akhtar Breaks the Law Says Officer Sandeep Mittal
You also need to know that you ' ve committed an Offence u/s 121 of Indian Penal Code & it is not unintentional. @MumbaiPolice & @NIA_India are you listening.Please think of the Nation that is giving you everything in your Life.
Understand the Law👉( https://t.co/DK3hDYe9e2 )
— Sandeep Mittal, IPS (@smittal_ips) December 18, 2019
Earlier, Farhan had tweeted, about the anti-CAA protest: "Here's what you need to know about why these protests are important. See you on the 19th at August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai. The time to protest on social media alone is over."
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