Mumbai Court Summons Lyricist Javed Akhtar On Kangana Ranaut’s Complaint Alleging Criminal Intimidation, Extortion

The actor accused Akhtar of criminal intimidation and extortion in her public feud with actor Hrithik Roshan in 2016 by allegedly asking her to apologize to Roshan in writing.

Metropolitan Magistrate RM Shaikh said on Tuesday that she was issuing process under Sections 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (insult to a woman’s modesty by words spoken) of the IPC in the presence of both Kangana and Akhtar’s lawyers.

The court has directed Akhtar to remain present on August 5, 2023.

The duo has been embroiled in a tussle ever since Ranaut made certain allegedly defamatory remarks against Akhtar in an interview with news anchor Arnab Goswami after actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise on July 14, 2020.

The defamation case Akhtar filed in November 2020 following these remarks has progressed with over three witnesses being examined so far.

Following Akhtar’s defamation complaint, Ranaut filed the present complaint stating that Akhtar called her and her sister Rangoli Chandel to his house with malafide intentions and forced her to tender a written apology to Roshan.

Akhtar had earlier testified in his criminal case that he only tried to get the actors resolve the controversy amicably.

Ranaut sought process to be issued under Sections 383, 384, 387, 503, 506, 509, 44, 30 of the IPC however, process was issued under sections 506 and 509.