Kangana, sister will appear before Mumbai police on Jan 8: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel to appear before the Mumbai police on January 8 between 12 pm to 2 pm to record their statementThe High Court also directed the Mumbai police not to take any coercive action against them till January 8Kangana and Rangoli had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court on Monday seeking to quash an FIR registered against them by Mumbai Police for allegedly ldquotrying to create hatred and communal tensionrdquo through their posts on social mediaThe FIR under sedition charges was registered pursuant to orders passed by the Bandra magistratersquos court directing the police to carry out an inquiry against Ranaut and her sister following a complaint lodged against themAlso Read Kangana Ranaut Sister Summoned For Third Time To Appear Before Mumbai Police On November 2324Kangana and Rangolis advocate Rizwan Siddiquee had also sought the court to stay the summons issued against the duo asking them to appear before the police for questioning and also a direction to the police to not take any coercive steps against themMumbai police last week summoned Ranaut and her sister for the third time to record their statements on November 23 and 24The police have filed the FIR against Ranaut and her sister under IPC sections 153A promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race 295A deliberate acts hurting religious sentiments and 124A sedition 34 common intentionAlso Read Kangana Ranaut Replies To People Asking Her To Be Silent On TwitterMagistrate Jaydeo Ghule on October 17 passed the order directing the police to conduct an inquiry and register FIR on a complaint filed before the court by casting director and fitness trainer Munnawarali Sayyed seeking action against Ranaut and her sister for their posts on social mediaIn his complaint Sayyed pointed out to the court several posts published by Ranuat and her sister on their social media accounts on actor Sushant Singh Rajputrsquos death case an incident of lynching of two seers in Maharashtrarsquos Palghar district and a post comparing Mumbai with Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoKThe complaint said an investigation was required to ascertain the real motive behind such posts that allegedly create hatred and communal tensionsAgreeing with the complaint the magistrate in his order said ldquoPrima facie on perusal of the complaint and submissions I found a cognisable offence has been committed by the accused persons and a thorough investigation is necessaryrdquoThe police on the same day registered an FIR against Ranaut and Rangoli and subsequently issued summons on two occasions asking the sisters to appear before them for recording of their statementThe sisters however responded to the summons saying they cannot come to Mumbai as they were in Himachal Pradesh for a wedding function at homeFollowing this a third summons was issued last week asking Ranuat to appear before the police on November 23 and Chandel on November 24With inputs from Faizan Khan and agencyKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news