Fresh case filed against Pandya, Rahul, Karan Johar over misogynist remarks

In his complaint, the petitioner said Johar deliberately presented content that humiliated women. He referred to the content as ‘promiscuous’ and ‘gender-biased’ in nature

After the BCCI lifted the ban imposed on KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya for their misogynist remarks in Karan Johar’s talk show, the trio landed in fresh trouble on Wednesday. The Rajasthan Police have registered a case against all three of them following a petition filed by one D R Meghwal in a district magistrate's court.

Meghwal approached the court seeking an order for the police to register a case against the three men. He termed the remarks indecent and said they were made deliberately to increase the popularity of the show.

In his complaint, Meghwal said Johar deliberately presented content that humiliated women. He referred to the content as ‘promiscuous’ and ‘gender-biased’ in nature.

Earlier, Meghwal had filed another case against Pandya last year, complaining about the cricketer's alleged comments on Twitter against Dalit icon B R Ambedkar. However, Pandya had rejected that allegation, saying the Twitter account did not belong to him.

After the row over the celebrity chat show, Hardik Pandya had apologised for his remarks.

The two cricketers were made to sit out of the India-Australia ODI series and were briefly suspended by the BCCI after a row over their comments on chat show ‘Koffee with Karan’, which many thoughts were sexist and vulgar.

The suspension was lifted after the BCCI's Committee of Administrators approached the Supreme Court, asking it to appoint an ombudsman to inquire into the matter.

In a television interview, Johar too expressed regret saying he felt responsible for what the two cricketers were going through. Meanwhile, the BCCI has considered behavioural counselling for young cricketers.