Vaani Wears Top With Ram Written on It; Police Complaint Filed

Vaani later deleted the picture from her Instagram page.

A complaint has been filed against Vaani Kapoor for wearing a top with Ram written on it.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Actor Vaani Kapoor has landed in trouble for wearing a top with the name ‘Ram’ printed all over it. She was called out after she posted a picture of herself on Instagram, which was later deleted.

Not only was she called out by outraged social media users but even a police complaint was filed against the War actor. According to IANS, the complaint was filed with the NM Joshi Marg Police Station and the Mumbai police commissioner by a person called Rama Sawant, and alleges that Vaani has hurt religious sentiments with her outfit. The complainant said that she was called by police to record her statement in the case.

Vaani Kapoor trolled for wearing a top with Ram written on it.(Altered by The Quint)

According to IANS, the complaint was filed by a person called Rama Sawant at NM Joshi Marg Police Station, Mumbai and the Mumbai police commissioner, alleges that Vaani has hurt religious sentiments with her skimpy outfit. The complainant said that she was called by police to record her statement in the case.

Sawant’s complaint letter read: “The undersigned is an ardent devotee of Lord Shri Ram. The undersigned has come across a photograph of Bollywood actress by name Ms Vaani Kapoor on her Instagram, where under, she is found in vulgar cloth in semi-nude position and over her body and more particularly from her shoulder to breast, she is found to be wearing blouse/brassiere made out a cloth-like Ramnami, in as much as the names of Lord Shri Ram has been described containing ‘Shri Ram’, which denotes to Lord Shri Ram.

The complaint further stated: “In view of the facts set out herein above, and law enunciated by the Honourable Apex Court and so also various high courts of the Country including Hon’ble High Court, Bombay, you are requested to forthwith register an FIR against actress Vaani Kapoor for an offence punishable u/s. 215A of IPC and take further legal action so that she is brought to book/punished in accordance with the law.”

(With inputs from IANS)