Members of Hindutva organisation Bajrang Dal threw ink on filmmaker Prakash Jha and vandalised the set of his web series, Ashram , in Bhop...
Members of Hindutva organisation Bajrang Dal threw ink on filmmaker Prakash Jha and vandalised the set of his web series, Ashram, in Bhopal on Sunday, reported the Hindustan Times, citing the police. Shooting was underway for the third season of the web series.
In videos shared on social media by witnesses, Bajrang Dal members can be seen chasing down crew members and beating one of them.
Activists of the Bajrang Dal allegedly went on the rampage during the ongoing shooting of Prakash Jha directed web series Ashram-3 in Bhopal, ransacking property, including vehicles and also assaulting crew members @ndtv @ndtvindia pic.twitter.com/VbQvGtxqOy
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Members of the group claimed the web series was an assault on Hinduism and said they will not allow the shooting to go on till the title of the show was changed, reported NDTV.
“They made Ashram 1, Ashram 2 and were shooting Ashram 3 here,” Bajrang Dal leader Sushil Surhele said. “Prakash Jha showed in Ashram that the guru was abusing women. Does he have the guts to make such a film on a church or madrasa? Who does he think he is?”
Jha has not yet filed a police complaint, but Deputy Inspector General of Police Irshad Wali said four people have been arrested as a preventive measure under Section 151 of Code of Criminal...
