TV serial director booked on SGPC complaint

The police on Friday registered a case against the director of a Hindi serial, following a complaint by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The serial, 'Baani Ishq Da Kalma', is being aired on a private TV channel. SGPC member Jaswinder Singh had complained that the serial was "wilfully hurting the sentiments of Sikh religion", a police officer said.

The police on Friday registered a case against the director of a Hindi serial, following a complaint by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The serial, 'Baani Ishq Da Kalma', is being aired on a private TV channel. SGPC member Jaswinder Singh had complained that the serial was "wilfully hurting the sentiments of Sikh religion", a police officer said.

According to the complaint, a character of the serial distributed sacred 'prasad' to others who had not covered their heads inside gurdwara.