Bengaluru: A case was lodged on Thursday against comedian and TV host Cyrus Broacha in the court of the Chief Magistrate in Bengaluru for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Muslim community.
In a complaint lodged by one Mohammed Mujaheedulla, he has alleged that in the program ‘The News That Wasn’t’, hosted by Broacha on News 18 Channel, the comedian has made a mockery of the Holy Qur’an.
Mujaheedulla said that the content of the program has not only aggrieved and hurt him, but has also hurt the sentiments of Muslims in general.
The show in its latest episode has taken on Dr. Naik by having a character mockingly enact the way Dr. Naik quotes the Qur’an in his speeches. The character makes references to imaginary holy books in a comical manner, which Mujaheedulla alleges, is referred to the Qur’an.
The complainant has asked the court to direct the police to register a FIR against Broacha and the Editor of the news channel.
