FIR against AIB: Sonakshi not named because her dad is a BJP MP, alleges Mahesh Bhatt

Mumbai police on Thursday registered an FIR against 14 people, including director and producer Karan Johar, actors Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt, organisers and participants of the controversial AIB Knockout show, a day after a court in Mumbai ordered the police to file FIRs. Curiously, Sonakshi Sinha, who was also present during the show, was not mentioned in the FIR. Alleging that Sinha’s name has been kept out of the FIR because she is the daughter of BJP MP, Shatrughan Sinha, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt told CNN IBN, “…Certain forces are orchestrating this series of events. You have to be naive not to see that.” [caption id=“attachment_2097005” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Courtesy: Facebook[/caption] Bhatt’s daughter, Alia who was also a part the audience  has also been named in the FIR.  Apart from the actors in the audience and performers, the FIR also names officials of the National Sports Club of India, Worli, in South Mumbai where the event was held in December last year. Deputy Commissioner of Police (spokesperson) Dhananjay Kulkarni said “the 14 persons are booked under IPC sections 294 (obscene acts or songs), 509 (word or gestures intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), 34 (acts done by several persons with common intention) and relevant sections of the Environment Act, IT Act and Bombay Police Act.” This is the second FIR in the state against the ‘AIB roast’ show. Earlier an offence was registered in Pune and the state government ordered a inquiry into the show. The application seeking registration of FIR was moved by activist Santosh Daundkar who alleged that the participants used “vulgar, obscene and pornographic” language before an audience which had a large number of women." Additional magistrate C S Baviskar on Wednesday had said “the complaint be sent to the police station concerned for investigation and report.” Daundkar’s lawyer Aabha Singh had said the video of the show was also uploaded online and on social media. The complaint also objected to the venue being used for entertainment show, in breach of Coastal Regulation Zone rules. On Monday, the Bombay High Court had directed the government and the I&B Ministry to respond to a petition seeking action against organisers. The show was a comic ‘roast’, also called insult comedy, a format borrowed from the US. It attracted over four million views in less than four days on YouTube.