Court summons Javed Akhtar on Kangana Ranaut's complaint: ‘Sufficient grounds to proceed against him’

Lyricist Javed Akhtar has been summoned by a Mumbai court based on a counter-complaint filed against him by actor Kangana Ranaut for alleged ‘extortion and criminal intimidation’.

He will appear before the court on August 5.

According to PTI, while summoning him, the court said that there was indeed sufficient ground to proceed against Mr Akhtar for the offence of criminal intimidation and gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman.

‘As far as other offences levelled against the accused are concerned, on the basis of averments in the complaint, verification of the complainant and statement of her (Kangana's) sister Rangoli Chandel," the court said.

‘I have come to the conclusion that there are sufficient grounds to proceed against the accused for offence under IPC section 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman),’ the court added.

Mumbai court dropped charges of extortion against Javed Akhtar filed by Kangana Ranaut and stated that asking a person to give a written apology will not come under the definition of valuable security.

For the unversed, Javed Akhtar filed a complaint against Kangana in 2020 after she accused him of threatening her in an interview.

She had claimed that the lyricist threatened her after calling her to his home amid her ugly fight with Hrithik Roshan over their alleged affair.

Kangana had then filed a counter-complaint against Javed Akhtar for alleged ‘extortion and criminal intimidation’.

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