After brief bail, Kiku Sharda arrested again in Fatehabad
Kiku was arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments for 'mocking' Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Kiku was arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments for 'mocking' Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Kaithal/Fatehabad:
Comedian Kiku Sharda, best known for his drag act as Palak in popular TV show \"Comedy Nights With Kapil\", was on Wednesday arrested by Haryana police on a complaint alleging he hurt religious sentiments by mocking Dera Sacha Sauda sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Kiku, 40, was sent to 14-day judicial custody after police produced him before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Nandita Kaushik here. He was arrested from Mumbai by the Haryana Police.
Hours after Kiku's remand, CJM Kaushik granted him bail in the evening on furnishing a bail bond of Rs one lakh.
However, as Kiku was on his way to Delhi shortly after his release on bail, a team of Haryana police arrested him again this evening at Fatehabad where a separate case was registered against him also under Section 295 A (hurting religious sentiments) of IPC, SP Kaithal Kishan Murari said. Kiku would be produced before a local court on Thursday, he said.
The bail order came after the Dera head in a tweet said, \"I was busy shooting OnlineGurukul; just got to know devotees are hurt due to Kiku's action. If he has apologised, no complaint from my side.\"
I was busy shooting OnlineGurukul; just got to know, devotees are hurt due to Kiku's action.If he has apologized, no complaint from my side
Kiku was booked on December 31 under section 295 A of Indian Penal Code (outraging religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious belief). A case was registered on the complaint of one Uday Singh, a follower of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda, police said here.
While talking to media after his arrest, Kiku apologised and said that he was an artist and \"presented the programme on the directions of the TV channel and programme producers\".
\"I was given a dress, script to read and directed to act,\" he said, adding that he had been booked in this case but no action was taken against others including the TV channel which aired the show.
He said that his aim was only to entertain the public and not to hurt the religious feeling and sentiments of any person.
Doston the act on TV was not to hurt anyone's feelings. My apologies to @Gurmeetramrahim ji and his followers. Let's spread happiness.