A local police team is in Mumbai after the registration of a case against makers of web series Mirzapur for allegedly outraging religious sentiments and provoking the breach of peace, a senior official said on Friday.
Mirzapur Range IG Piyush Kumar told PTI that in the FIR lodged on January 17, it has been alleged that the web series tried to malign the image of Mirzapur, which is a historic and religious place, having no relation with crime as shown in it.
Arvind Chaturvedi, a resident of Chilbila in Chunar, said in his complaint that the people of the place are peace loving and hardworking.
“A team has been formed under Inspector (Dehat Kotwali) Vijay Kumar Chaurasiya. The team includes Sub-Inspector Alok Kumar and Constable Vinay Kumar. The team is already in Mumbai and trying to seek the help of the Mumbai Police in the case lodged against the web series,” the IG said.
The FIR was lodged under Sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage…