Sedition case filed against Aamir Khan for 'anti-national' statements

Bollywood actor earlier said his wife suggested they leave India following growing intolerance in the country

A sessions court in the Indian state of Kanpur slapped on Wednesday Bollywood actor Aamir Khan with sedition charges against his 'intolerance' statement.

Advocate Manoj Kumar Dixit, who filed the case against Khan, said his 'anti-national' statement amounts to sedition. The Kanpur sessions court announced that the hearing of the case will be held on December 1.



The case was been filed under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 124 A (sedition), 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on religious grounds) 153 B (Imputations) and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief).

Earlier today, a leader of Hindu nationalist political party, Hindu Mahasabha, said Aamir should either convert or go to Pakistan following his comments regarding growing intolerance in India.

“Aamir Khan should either indulge in ‘ghar wapsi’ which will help him getting free of ‘crimes of love jihad’ of his previous as well as his present wife Kiran Rao or go to Pakistan for the benefit of India,” Hindu Mahasabha’s national general secretary Munna Kumar Sharma said.



Aamir disclosed on Monday that his wife was scared following a number of cases pertaining to religious intolerance and even suggested leaving India. His statements have courted a lot of censure in the country with the ruling party BJP and many Bollywood actors criticising his remarks.

This article originally appeared on ANI NEWS.