Nude photograph on social media morphed: Ranveer to cops

One of the images shared on social media, which was claimed to be part of actor Ranveer Singh’s “nude photoshoot” for New York-based Paper journal, during which his non-public components have been allegedly seen, is morphed and doesn’t belong to him, the actor has advised the Mumbai Police in his assertion recorded on August 29.

It was based mostly on this {photograph} that the Mumbai Police had registered an FIR in opposition to Singh on expenses of obscenity on July 26. This explicit {photograph} was not a part of the seven images uploaded by the him on his Instagram account, Singh has claimed.

The police have now despatched the {photograph} to the forensic science laboratory to substantiate if it has been morphed. If it seems that the {photograph} has been morphed, Singh is prone to get a clear chit because the FIR was registered on the bottom that his non-public components have been seen in one of many images, sources stated.

The images uploaded by Singh in his Instagram account don’t come beneath the definition of obscenity, as no non-public components are seen, the sources added.

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An officer stated, “In his statement, he has said that the seven photographs he posted on Instagram were not obscene and he was wearing underwear. He added that the photograph in which the complainant had alleged that his ‘private parts were visible’ was morphed and not part of the photoshoot.”

“He provided us with all the photos taken during the photoshoot. The police team also checked his Instagram posts, which do not have the photograph that was given by the complainant,” the officer added.