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Image Source : FILE IMAGE UP cops start probe in FIR towards ‘Mirzapur’ makers in Mumbai
A visiting Uttar Pradesh police group has began an investigation right into a case towards makers of internet collection ‘Mirzapur’, officers stated on Friday. The three-member group of the Mirzapur police, which landed right here two days in the past, is finishing up the investigation with help from their Mumbai counterparts, they stated. The group is investigating on the premise of an FIR registered on the Kotwali Dehat Police Station in Mirzapur that accuses the present makers of “hurting religious sentiments and provoking the breach of peace”.

Executive producers of the collection, Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Bhaumik Gondaliya, and Amazon Prime Video platform had been named within the FIR. The Mirzapur police group has began the probe after in search of permission, as per guidelines, from Mumbai DCP (Detection -I) on Thursday, they added.
The Mumbai police rejected hypothesis in sure quarters a couple of rift between the 2 police forces over the investigation and lack of help from native personnel to the

visiting group. Such messages had been circulating on social media, however the Mumbai police claimed there was no reality in them.
Quashing hypothesis, the Mumbai police, in a press release, stated “Above messages are going viral on social media. Please note that they are rumours and factuallyincorrect. The Mumbai police is providing full assistance to the UP police.”

Mirzapur Range IG Piyush Kumar informed PTI that within the FIR lodged on January 17, it has been alleged that the online collection tried to malign the picture of Mirzapur, which is ahistoric and spiritual place, having no relation with crime as proven in it. The FIR was lodged underneath Sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, supposed to outrage spiritual emotions of any class by insulting its faith or spiritual beliefs), 504 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of the peace) and 505 (statements conducing to public statements to mischief of the IPC, together with sections of the Information Technology Act.
The Supreme Court on Thursday had sought responses from the Centre, Amazon Prime Video and Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd on a plea which has alleged that the online collection has fully tarnished the historic and cultural picture of the place by displaying it as a metropolis of goons. Mirzapur is understood for its Vindyachal temple dedicatedto Goddess Durga. 

Image Source : FILE IMAGE Mirzapur
A neighborhood police group is in Mumbai after the registration of a case towards makers of internet sequence “Mirzapur” for allegedly outraging non secular sentiments and scary the breach of peace, a senior official stated on Friday. Mirzapur Range IG Piyush Kumar instructed PTI that within the FIR lodged on January 17, it has been alleged that the net sequence tried to malign the picture of Mirzapur, which is a historic and spiritual place, having no relation with crime as proven in it.
Arvind Chaturvedi, a resident of Chilbila in Chunar, stated in his criticism that the individuals of the place are peace loving and hardworking.
“A team has been formed under Inspector (Dehat Kotwali) Vijay Kumar Chaurasiya. The team includes Sub-Inspector Alok Kumar and Constable Vinay Kumar. The team is already in Mumbai and trying to seek the help of the Mumbai Police in the case lodged against the web series,” the IG stated.
The FIR was lodged underneath Sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, supposed to outrage non secular emotions of any class by insulting its faith or non secular beliefs), 504 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of the peace) and 505 (statements conducing to public statements to mischief of the IPC, together with sections of the Information Technology Act.

Meanwhile, Apna Dal spokesperson Rajesh Patel stated the problem was first raised by his social gathering president Anupriya Patel in Delhi on the time of the discharge of the net sequence.
BJP authorized cell member Dilip Shrivastava stated, “Web sequence makers have deliberately tried to malign the place because the state authorities is making an attempt to develop it as a giant tourism centre.”
The Supreme Court too on Thursday had sought responses from the Centre, Amazon Prime Video and Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd on a plea which has alleged that the net sequence has “completely tarnished” the historic and cultural picture of the place by displaying it as a “city of goons”.
Mirzapur is understood for its Vindyachal temple devoted to the goddess Durga.