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Salman gets summons from women’s panel
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Women’ s Commission on Wednesday summoned Bollywood actor Salman Khan on June 29 over his controversial “rape” remarks.
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Women’ s Commission on Wednesday summoned Bollywood actor Salman Khan on June 29 over his controversial “rape” remarks.
Khan had landed himself in a controversy for his remark that he felt like a “raped woman” after one gruel ling shoot for his upcoming film Sultan, sparking demands for an apology from the actor.
“We have asked Salman or his lawyer to appear at our office at 2pm on June 29 to give their clarification over the remarks,” commission chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said.
“If the actor does not turn up, we will presume he has nothing to say and will proceed unilaterally in the matter,” she said. Meanwhile, in more trouble for the star, the district court in Kanpur also admitted a complaint against him under sections 294 and 509 of the IPC, which are invoked for obscenity and insulting the modesty of a woman. The National Commission for Women had also taken suo motu cognisance of the “insensitive” remark by the superstar and shot off a letter to him, asking for an explanation in seven days failing which he will be summoned. Reacting on his son’s behalf, Khan’s father Salim Khan had said, “Undoubtedly what Salman said is wrong, the simili (sic), example and the context. The intention was not wrong.”
