Punjab Police reach Mumbai to arrest Yaariyan 2 Director Vinay Sapru, Actor Meezaan Jafri over ‘Objectionable’ Kirpan scenes

Punjab Police reach Mumbai to arrest Yaariyan 2 Director Vinay Sapru, Actor Meezaan Jafri
over ‘Objectionable’ Kirpan scenes

The FIR was registered with the police as the actor was seen allegedly wearing a ‘kirpan’, a symbol of Sikh faith in a song in the movie.

Reportedly, cases were filed in several places against producer Bhushan Kumar, directors Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru and actor Meezaan Jafri on the charges of hurting religious sentiments following a song in the upcoming movie “Yaariyan-2” allegedly showing the actor donning a ‘kirpan’.

The Sikh community is agitated over the scene as only a baptised Sikh can wear the ‘kirpan’ as per the Sikh Code of Conduct.

The SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee), the highest religious authority for Sikhs, has also strongly objected to the actor’s alleged wearing of the ‘kirpan’ in the song ‘Saure Ghar’ from the movie.

They have filed a complaint with the Amritsar Police Commissioner concerning this matter.

Notwithstanding the film’s directors claim that the actor was actually donning a ‘khukri’ (a curved knife) and not a ‘kirpan,’ and expressing their lack of intention to offend or disrespect any religious beliefs, the SGPC remains unconvinced, stating the explanation is illogical.

Adding that the Sikhs well aware that the shape of a ‘kirpan’ and a ‘khukri’, and the way both are worn on one’s body and that they are not satisfied with the illogical clarification.

The SGPC claimed that they are initiating the process of legal action in this case, as the concerned video song is still in public view and persistently hurting religious sentiments of Sikh community.

News Edit K.V.Raman