Acceptance of Sunny Leone in India is clearly sketchy. Controversies that suspiciously link back to her former life as an adult film star seem to be raked up at every opportunity.
The Alleged “Offence”
On May 14, the Bollywood actress was booked by Dombivali police, in suburban Mumbai, for alleged distribution of obscene content on web and social networking sites.
According to a police release today, the offence was registered last night against the 34-year-old actor under sections 292, 292 A, 294 r/w 34 of the IPC – besides being charged under Section 3 and 4 of Indian Representation of Women and IT Act.
Anjali Palan, a 30-year-old housewife filed the complaint, stating that while surfing the internet she found several obscene posts and pictures of the actress. Palan also reported finding “objectionable” material on the actor’s website Sunneyleone.com – according to the police release.
“Such posts poison the minds of people and especially children,” she declared in her complaint.
The Dombivali police has transferred the case to the Cyber Crime cell of Thane police for further probe, the release said.
Social Media Lashes out at Hypocrisy
What was India’s moral police doing, however, when cases of rape were flying across the country like a deck of cards? Or when rapists and sexual offenders, perpetrators of crime against women were allowed to go scot-free?
These are only some of the many angry questions being asked on social media about the obscenity case filed against the actress.
Hypocrisy is clearly something you can’t get past the volatile hotbed of Twitter.
Take a look at the outpouring of support for Sunny:
(With inputs from PTI)
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