Mumbai Police interrogates Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor in a case under POCSO Act

Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor

Mumbai Police questioned producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor, who were booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes with minor girls in an episode of ALT Balaji web series Gandii Baat.

During the interrogation on Monday, they were asked to appear again for questioning on October 24. Mumbai Police has sought information about the actors working in the show. They will also record the statement of the film’s actors and director, according to the Mumbai Police statement. The police have also asked Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor to bring some documents about Alt Balaji.

Earlier, Mumbai Police registered a case against Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor and Alt Balaji company under the POCSO Act. The case pertains to season 6 of the web series Gandii Baat on the OTT platform Alt Balaji. The complaint states that this series, which streamed on Alt Balaji between February 2021 and April 2021, featured lewd scenes of minor girls. However, this controversial episode is not currently streaming on this app.

Meanwhile, Ekta’s drama film Love, Sex aur Dhokha 2 was released in theaters on April 19. Titled LSD 2, the film is directed by Dibakar Banerjee. With a thought-provoking poster, the team confronts audiences with the grim reality of our digitally obsessed society, capturing a couple simultaneously engaged in both intimate connection and technological detachment.

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