Complaint against MS Dhoni: Court issues warrant against cop

A court here today issued a bailable warrant against a Delhi Police official for his failure to file a status report in a complaint filed against Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for allegedly insulting Hindu religion by posing as God and holding a shoe in his hand on the cover page of a magazine. Metropolitan Magistrate Mayuri Singh issued bailable warrant of Rs 5,000 against sub inspector Dharmender Kumar, to be executed through DCP of North East Delhi, for his failure to comply with the court’s earlier order directing him to file a status report in the complaint. “Let the status report be called from the SHO of Nand Nagri police station on July 27, the next date of hearing,” the court said. [caption id=“attachment_905087” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  The complainant alleged that in the April 2013 edition of the magazine, Dhoni was portrayed as God Vishnu with a sub title ‘God of Big Deals’[/caption] The court was hearing a complaint filed by Rajinder Singh Raja, national general secretary of a social organisation Shivsena Hindustan, seeking registration of an FIR against Dhoni, publisher and editor of a magazine. The complainant alleged that in the April 2013 edition of the magazine, Dhoni was portrayed as God Vishnu with a sub title ‘God of Big Deals’ and holding products of several companies including a shoe in his hand. He said the photograph has hurt his as well as the sentiments of thousands of Hindus and it had insulted the Hindu religion and God Vishnu. “Dhoni has been portrayed as God Vishnu and instead of showing religious things, the magazine is showing several products of various companies including a shoe in his hand. It has insulted the religious sentiments and God,” the complaint said. It sought registration of an FIR for the alleged offences of injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class and uttering words with the deliberate intent to wound religious feelings. It said the act of Dhoni and the magazine is illegal and the cricketer has done this just for the sake of money and publicity. The complainant said he has approached the court after the police did not take action on his complaints filed against the cricketer and the magazine editor. PTI