Elderly man assaulted for not standing up during Dangal’s National Anthem scene

A 59-year-old man was allegedly assaulted in a movie theatre here for not standing up when the National Anthem tune was played on screen in a scene of a film, police said today.
 

Elderly man assaulted
janta ka reporter

The incident took place at a theatre in suburban Goregaon on Wednesday evening, they said.

 

The victim, Amalraj Dasan, was allegedly hit on his face by a person for not standing up while the National Anthem was being played in a scene during the screening of film “Dangal”.

The particular scene pertained to depiction of winning of a gold medal by daughter of Mahavir Phogat (enacted by Aamir Khan).

The accused, identified as Shirish Madhukar, has been booked under IPC section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to broke peace), police said adding that a probe into the matter is on.

Courtesy: Janta Ka Reporter

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