Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan were shooting at a makeshift temple, which was part of a Bigg Boss 9 set, and they had no intention to hurt religious sentiments, Delhi Police told a court.
The police, in its action taken report (ATR), said the shooting of the promo, showing the actors wearing shoes in a temple, was done in a studio and no such incident, as alleged in the complaint, ever took place.
“In view of the facts and report, no cognisable offence is made out. The promo was not shot to disturb the sanctity of a religious place or disturb or hurt the religious sentiments of any individual, group, community or section of the society.
“However, the undersigned is ready to abide by the order passed by the court,” the report forwarded by Station House Officer of Roop Nagar Police Station and filed by sub-inspector Naveen Kumar said.
The report was filed in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate V.K. Gautam, who was on leave, and link magistrate Jagminder Singh has fixed the March 2 as the date for the next hearing.
The court had earlier directed the police to file an ATR explaining what action it had taken on the complaint filed by advocate Gaurav Gulati.
The complaint had sought a court order for the police, for it to register an FIR against the two actors, Colors channel and director and producer of reality show Bigg Boss 9 for alleged offences under sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 298 (uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings), and 34 (common intention) of the Indian penal code.
It its report, the police also mentioned that a similar complaint was filed in a Meerut court, which has already dismissed it.
