CRPF officer files defamation case against makers of Rajkummar's 'Newton'
What's the story
Rajkummar Rao starrer 'Newton' has landed in a legal soup. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sub-Inspector Tamal Sanyal has filed a criminal complaint and civil defamation case against the makers of the film. Sanyal has raised objections over the scenes portraying CRPF in a bad light. He wants them removed from the film. Here's all about it.
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Pre-summoning evidence hearing will be held on July 19
As per a report by a news agency, a Delhi court has posted hearing in the case for July 19, 2018, for pre-summoning evidence of the complainant. Sanyal has sought an unconditional public apology from producer Manish Mundra and Shiladitya Bora. He has accused them of making baseless imputations to harm the image of the central paramilitary force of the country.
Context
'Newton' was India's official entry to the Oscars 2018
'Newton' was India's official entry to the Oscars 2018 in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The Amit V Masurkar directorial revolves around a government clerk responsible for conducting fair and free elections in a Chhattisgarh village marred by Naxalite violence. 'Newton' also bagged the Best Hindi Film trophy at the 65th National Awards.