Hyderabad: Muslim youth files complaint against Director for hurting religious sentiment

Hyderabad: Falaknuma Police on Wednesday registered a case for hurting religious sentiments of Muslims against the director of a Malayalam movie, whose song featuring actress Priya Prakash Varrier has gone viral.

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A group of Muslim youth from Vattepally area in Falaknuma registered a case against the director of Malayalam movie who alleged that the lyrics are blasphemous as there is a mention of Prophet Muhammed in the song

According to the Falaknuma ACP Mr. Faiyaz, the case was registered on a complaint by Abdul Muqeet and others, who alleged that the names of Prophet Mohammad and his wife Bibi Khateeja were used in the song. They sought immediate ban on the song as it hurt their religious sentiments.

The ACP said the police were investigating the case and appropriate action would be taken after taking legal opinion and ascertaining the facts.