SURAT: Umra police on Thursday arrested 5 persons who had destroyed a city-based artists's rangoli of Deepika Padukone in the function of 'Padmavati' in a mall on Sunday. The accused have been booked for rioting and unlawful assembly on Wednesday night time.
Those arrested have been known as Vikramsinh Shekhawat, Shambhusinh Rathore, Narendra Chaudhary, Shailendra Rajput and Sanjay Gohil. "Four persons are members of Karni Sena, an outfit of Rajput community and one is from VHP. Strict actions will be taken against those involved such hooligansim," Satish Sharma, metropolis police commissioner, advised media persons on Thursday.
A complaint was lodged against unidentified persons by security group of workers of the Rahul Raj mall the place the incident happened.
Karni Sena participants had additionally attacked Padmavati director Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Jaipur and Kolhapur.
Police resources said that more arrests can be made. The incident got here underneath focal point after Padukone expressed anger over the incident on her authentic twitter maintain.
On Sunday, two persons first got here to the mall the place the Ayurveda medical pupil and artist Karan Jariwala was making the 8 feet extensive rangoli of Deepika Pandukone's looks as Padmavati in newest Bollywood movie. They asked Jariwala as to who had given him permission to make the rangoli.
"I told them I was making a rangoli as an artist. I also tried to convince them that the rangoli had nothing to do with the film or controversy related to it. They left atat that time but on reaching home after 9 pm, I received a call from the mall's security that a group of men had destroyed the artwork," said Jariwala.
Following the vandalism, Jariwala tweeted the footage and expressed his exasperation. 'Rangoli controversy! A crowd of 100 other folks cried JAY SRI RAM and rubbed out my48hrs' intense paintings!' he had tweeted.
Padukone additionally shared the pictures and tweeted four times on Wednesday. She additionally tagged and instructed Smriti Irani, union minister for textile, information and broadcasting to seem into this subject.
The movie has courted controversy ever since its shooting started. Various Rajput group teams are enraged over what they described as objectionable portrayal of queen Padmavati in the movie.
Those arrested have been known as Vikramsinh Shekhawat, Shambhusinh Rathore, Narendra Chaudhary, Shailendra Rajput and Sanjay Gohil. "Four persons are members of Karni Sena, an outfit of Rajput community and one is from VHP. Strict actions will be taken against those involved such hooligansim," Satish Sharma, metropolis police commissioner, advised media persons on Thursday.
A complaint was lodged against unidentified persons by security group of workers of the Rahul Raj mall the place the incident happened.
Karni Sena participants had additionally attacked Padmavati director Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Jaipur and Kolhapur.
Police resources said that more arrests can be made. The incident got here underneath focal point after Padukone expressed anger over the incident on her authentic twitter maintain.
On Sunday, two persons first got here to the mall the place the Ayurveda medical pupil and artist Karan Jariwala was making the 8 feet extensive rangoli of Deepika Pandukone's looks as Padmavati in newest Bollywood movie. They asked Jariwala as to who had given him permission to make the rangoli.
"I told them I was making a rangoli as an artist. I also tried to convince them that the rangoli had nothing to do with the film or controversy related to it. They left atat that time but on reaching home after 9 pm, I received a call from the mall's security that a group of men had destroyed the artwork," said Jariwala.
Following the vandalism, Jariwala tweeted the footage and expressed his exasperation. 'Rangoli controversy! A crowd of 100 other folks cried JAY SRI RAM and rubbed out my48hrs' intense paintings!' he had tweeted.
Padukone additionally shared the pictures and tweeted four times on Wednesday. She additionally tagged and instructed Smriti Irani, union minister for textile, information and broadcasting to seem into this subject.
The movie has courted controversy ever since its shooting started. Various Rajput group teams are enraged over what they described as objectionable portrayal of queen Padmavati in the movie.
Five held for destroying Padmavati rangoli in mall
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