Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel on Tuesday, March 2, moved the Supreme Court (SC) seeking the transfer of criminal cases pending against them to a Shimla court in Himachal Pradesh.
Ranaut and Chandel claimed that they face a threat to life if the trials proceed in Mumbai, because of the personal vendetta of Shiv Sena leaders against them.
The sisters have invoked the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to transfer the two FIRs and trials in two criminal cases from Maharashtra to Himachal Pradesh.
In her petition, the actress said, “Shiv Sena will leave no stone unturned to eliminate me because of my continuous outspokenness by Sena in collusion with big names of Bollywood.”
Ranaut added that looking at the threat perception, she was granted Y-plus category of CRPF security by the Home Ministry, therefore, it becomes quite evident that they "face a serious threat to life and property and if the trial of the cases are not transferred out of Mumbai their life will be at risk."
Moreover, they also alleged harassment at the instance of the Maharashtra government led by Shiv Sena.
Ranaut in the plea pointed out that Sanjay Raut, who is a senior Shiv Sena leader and a Member of Parliament had used inappropriate words against her. Besides, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had illegally demolished her Pali Hill Bungalow. However, the Bombay High Court has declared the BMC's act of demolishing a part of her bungalow illegal and added that it smacked of malafide intentions, the plead stated.
"These acts of the Maharashtra government clearly show that they have malafide intentions against the petitioners and that if the petitioners visit Maharashtra to attend the trials, there will be a constant threat to them from the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra government," the plea stated.
Various cases were filed against both the sisters including the criminal defamation complaint by veteran lyricist, Javed Akhtar alleging that Ranaut had made defamatory remarks against him on Republic TV after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Advocate Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh had also filed a criminal case against them in Mumbai for allegedly causing disharmony between Hindus and Muslims by her tweets. He had cited the example of Ranaut's tweet on Mumbai turning into "Pakistan Occupied Kashmir".
A sedition case was filed by casting director Munawar Ali Sayyed, who alleged that Ranaut and her sister tried to create a communal divide through social media and they deliberately made the tweets to bring hatred and excite disaffection towards the Maharashtra government.
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