A case has been registered against three individuals in Hyderabad who organized the screening of the documentary 'Ram ke Naam' (In the Name of God) at a restaurant on Saturday. The complaint was filed by a 30-year-old man, P. Ruthvik, who, along with his friends, visited Marley’s Joint Bistro Restaurant in Defence Colony, Neredmet, where the documentary was being shown. Ruthvik alleged that the film contained content that was derogatory towards Hinduism.
In response to this complaint, a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged under Sections 290, 295-A, and 34 of the IPC at the Neredmet Police Station in Rachakonda, as reported by news agency ANI. According to the complainant, when he inquired about the organizers of the documentary screening, he was informed that the event was arranged by the film club "Hyderabad Cinephiles," and the names of the organizers were Anand, Piyush alias Parag, Srija, and others.
Ruthvik further alleged that the organizers not only verbally abused him but also made derogatory remarks against the Hindu religion and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
In response to the incident, Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, questioned the Rachakonda Police about the forceful cessation of the film screening. Owaisi raised concerns about whether people now need a pre-screening certificate from the police before watching a film and pondered on the legality of considering the screening of an award-winning documentary as a criminal act. He expressed these views on his X account (formerly Twitter).
