Mumbai: Borivali court sends Kamal Rashid Khan to 14-day judicial custody for controversial 2020 tweet

Mumbai: Borivali court sends Kamal Rashid Khan to 14-day judicial custody for controversial 2020 tweet

He will be presented before Borivali Court today as per the Mumbai police.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 01:52 PM IST
article-image
Actor Kamaal Rashid Khan | Twitter/@kamaalrkhan

Mumbai: Borivali Court on Tuesday sent Bollywood actor and critic Kamal Rashid Khan to a 14-day judicial custody. He was arrested by Malad Police in Mumbai today, over his controversial tweet in 2020

The Mumbai Police arrested actor and film critic Kamal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK, in connection with an alleged defamatory tweet posted by him, an official said on Tuesday.

Khan was nabbed from the Mumbai airport late Monday night after he arrived from Dubai, the official from Malad police station said.

The police did not reveal details of the tweet.

The official said a look out circular had earlier been issued against him.

An FIR was also registered against him in 2020 under various Indian Penal Code sections including 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) and 500 (punishment for defamation), and provisions of the Information Technology Act, he said.

The city police came to know about his arrival on Monday and immediately arrested him, the official said.

In 2016, Khan had claimed that he was paid to tweet in favour of a movie of filmmaker Karan Johar.

RECENT STORIES

ED Raids Reliance Infrastructure-Linked Premises In Indore And Mumbai Over FEMA Probe

ED Raids Reliance Infrastructure-Linked Premises In Indore And Mumbai Over FEMA Probe

Mumbai Crime: 35-Year-Old Man Arrested For Abusing Women Passengers After Attempting To Enter...

Mumbai Crime: 35-Year-Old Man Arrested For Abusing Women Passengers After Attempting To Enter...

Mumbai Metro 3: Want To Take Darshan Of Siddhivinayak, Mahalaxmi & Mumbadevi Together? Here’s How...

Mumbai Metro 3: Want To Take Darshan Of Siddhivinayak, Mahalaxmi & Mumbadevi Together? Here’s How...

Maharashtra Rains: Retired ST Official Donates Property Share, Handed Over To CM Devendra Fadnavis...

Maharashtra Rains: Retired ST Official Donates Property Share, Handed Over To CM Devendra Fadnavis...

Kandivali Catering Kitchen Fire: All 6 Women Injured In Mishap Succumb To Burns; One Male Victim...

Kandivali Catering Kitchen Fire: All 6 Women Injured In Mishap Succumb To Burns; One Male Victim...