IN PHOTOS: Mumbai cops deployed at event venue where Kunal Kamra performed as Shiv Sena workers protest
Mumbai cops were deployed in large numbers at Unicontinental Hotel, the event venue in Khar, where comedian Kunal Kamra had performed as Shiv Sena workers protested. Pics/Satej Shinde
Updated on : 24 March,2025 08:15 PM IST | Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Mumbai Police on Monday registered an FIR against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a show, officials said. Pics/Satej Shinde
The police also registered a case against nearly 40 Shiv Sena workers for allegedly vandalising the Habitat Studio in Mumbai's Khar area, where Kamra's show with "gaddar" (traitor) jibe at Shinde was filmed, as well as a hotel in whose premises the studio is located, they said
A large number of Shiv Sena workers on Sunday night gathered outside Hotel Unicontinental, where the studio is located, an official said, adding that some party workers also protested at the spot on Monday
They party workers on Sunday allegedly ransacked the studio and the hotel premises, the police said
After a video went viral showing Kamra allegedly using defamatory words against Shinde, Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel lodged a police complaint
In the nearly 2-minute video, Kunal Kamra also mocked the ruling NCP and Shiv Sena, the MIDC police station official said, adding an investigation was underway
Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials on Monday visited the event venue where Kunal Kamra had performed last week and inspected the structure, the officials said
