Kolkata Police interrogates Mithun Chakraborty over controversial Bengal election speech

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Actor and BJP chief Mithun Chakraborty was questioned by Kolkata Police on Wednesday for allegedly making controversial speeches throughout election marketing campaign in Bengal.

The inquiry performed just about started at 10:40 am and lasted for about 45 minutes.

Chakraborty had moved the Calcutta High Court to quash the FIR registered towards him. The court docket, nonetheless, directed them to cooperate just about within the investigation.

While addressing a gathering on the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on 7 March, Chakraborty had mentioned, “Ami zoldorao noi, bele borao noi… ami ekta cobra, a chobol-ae chobi (Don’t mistake me for a innocent snake, I’m a cobra, can kill folks in a single chew’).” The dialogue is from his 2006 movie Abhimanyu.

A Trinamool Congress (TMC) employee filed a police criticism towards Chakraborty on May 6 for “instigating and instigating” BJP employees, based mostly on which an FIR was lodged. In the criticism, it was alleged that the actor’s remarks like “marbo khaane lash porbe shoshane” and “ek chobole chhobi” had been meant to incite BJP employees.

Chakraborty has been booked underneath IPC sections 153 (a) (selling enmity between completely different teams), 504 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of the peace) and 505 (with intent to incite individuals). A case has been registered at Maniktala police station.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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