Complaint against Ranveer Singh’s nude photoshoot for 'hurting sentiments of women'

According to the complainant, his actions clearly showed the actor didn’t think about Indian culture or the people living in the country

A city-based lawyer wrote a letter to the police seeking an FIR against actor Ranveer Singh for posting nude photographs on social media, and "hurting the sentiments" of women at large.

The lawyer, Vedika Chaubey, who is a former journalist, sent a formal letter to the Chembur police station in Mumbai.

“Last week, I saw many nude photographs of actor Ranveer Singh on social media and the photographs were clicked in such a manner that any male or female will feel ashamed about it. I was amused to see that he has posted the photos on his personal Instagram and twitter accounts,” Chaubey wrote in her complaint.

According to her, his actions clearly showed the actor didn’t think about Indian culture or the people living in the country. She said his only concern was to earn money by damaging the culture and traditions of India.

Chaubey also pointed out that although Indians have always supported freedom of speech and expression, it didn’t mean people can roam around nude. “Actors in India are called ‘nayak’ and the people of India follow you and your style in toto. In some parts of India, the people even worship them as God. By doing such acts, the actors like Ranveer Singh try to get cheap publicity at the cost of the sentiments of the people. These kinds of acts should be opposed strongly, as it is not being opposed then second and third rank actors will also follow the same path for getting cheap publicity which will result in a worse society,” she said.

She demanded an FIR under sections 354 and 509 of Indian Penal Code for outraging the modesty of women.