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A city-based advocate, Prashanth Methal, has filed a backstage ailment earlier the 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Court, alleging that Bollywood histrion Ranveer Singh wounded spiritual sentiments by mocking a ineffable daiva tradition during a nationalist event.
Acting connected the court’s direction, the ailment was referred to the High Grounds police, who connected Wednesday registered an FIR for further investigation.
In his complaint, Methal stated that helium is simply a devotee of Chavundi Daiva, a revered guardian tone worshipped successful the accepted Bhoota Kola rituals of coastal Karnataka.
According to the complainant, the alleged incidental occurred connected November 28, 2025, during the closing ceremonial of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held successful Goa. He alleged that Ranveer Singh, portion connected signifier and successful the beingness of histrion Rishab Shetty, mocked the ineffable Daiva contented by crudely imitating the divine expressions of Panjurli/Guliga Daiva. The histrion is besides accused of verbally referring to Chavundi Daiva arsenic a “female ghost” and enacting an affectional Chavundi Daiva country from Kantara: Chapter 1, contempt a petition not to.
He further alleged that the accused, being a wide followed nationalist figure, performed the enactment connected an planetary level with the cognition that it would wounded the spiritual sentiments of devotees. The video of the show went viral connected societal media.
The complainant stated that helium became alert of the incidental connected December 2, 2025.
Based connected the complaint, High Grounds constabulary person registered an FIR against Ranveer Singh nether Sections 196, 299 and 302 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and person taken up further investigation.
