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In order to preserve Indian culture many self styled organisation and even Police and Government have acting immaturely which is creating tension in society

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2. Moral police
Moral police is a blanket term used to describe vigilante groups which act to enforce a code of
morality in India. Some of India's laws, and some actions of police forces in India are also
considered to be instances of moral policing. The targets of moral policing are any activity that
vigilante groups, the government or police deem to be "immoral" and/or "against Indian culture".
Overview
India has several vigilante groups that claim to protect the Indian culture. They resist and oppose
cultural concepts that they deem to have been imported from the Western culture. They have
been known to attack bar and pubs. Some of these groups have attacked or have forced to shut
down art exhibitions, where they claim obscene paintings were being displayed. They have
issued diktats against western attires. Some have also condemned beauty parlours. Some
members of the media have also colluded with such groups. Some politicians have supported
such viewpoints and occasionally such activities. Some of their activities have been compared to
that of the Taliban.
Laws
In India, the Sections 292 to 294 of the Indian Penal Code are used to deal with obscenity. Most
of these laws date back to 1860. The Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code deals with sales and
distribution of obscene books and other material. It criminalises materials like books and
paintings if it is deemed to be "lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest" The Section 292 was
amended in 1969 to exclude material that are for public good (like condom ads), scientific
material, art and religious figures. Police also use Section 292 of the IPC to file cases against
film posters and advertisement hoardings that that are deemed to be "obscene".
The Section 293 deals with the sale of obscene material to people under 20. The Section 294 of
the Indian Penal Code deals with "obscene acts and songs" and it states that:
There is no proper definition of an obscene act and it is open to interpretation. It is frequently
used by the police to justify acts of moral policing.
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Whoever, to the annoyance of others
(a) Does any obscene act in any public place, or
(b) Sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any public
place,
Shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to three months, or with fine, or with both. ”

3. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (also known as Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act or
PITA) was originally passed to prevent human trafficking. It allows police to raid hotels if they
suspect a sex racket is being run there. Police have used this law to raid hotels and arrest
consenting couples.
India's obscenity laws have also been frequently compared to the Hicklin test.
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is often opposed by the moral police for being a western import. Vigilante group
have been known to attack gift and card shops prior to the occasion. Couples are often beaten up
for holding hands or kissing in public.
Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray has called it an attack of the west on Indian culture and that
it is attracting youth for commercial gain. Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray has said that people
not wanting violence on the day should not celebrate it. He has also called the festival shameless
and contrary to Indian culture. Occasionally, the police also try to restrict the celebration of the
festival.
Incidents of moral policing
By vigilante groups, religious organizations and unaffiliated citizens
 In the early 1990s, a women's separatist organization called Dukhtaran-e-Millat in Jammu and
Kashmir began forcing local women to cover their faces and threatening them with acid attacks.
During the period, they also attacked cinemas, video parlours, beauty parlours and wine shops.
In 2005, they attacked hotel bars and restaurants, and destroyed liquor bottles.
 In 1996, a Hindi magazine Vichar Mimansa published an article titled “M. F. Husain: A Painter or
a Butcher?” which contained reprints of paintings M. F. Husain had created in 1975. They
depicted various Hindu goddesses in nude or copulating poses. Eight different lawsuits were
filed against him. In 2008, the Delhi High Court quashed three cases which had been transferred
to it.
 The 1996 Miss World pageant was held in Bangalore. It faced criticism from protestors who
claimed that event was demeaning women and India's culture. Several self-immolation threats
were made. The police arrest 1,500 protestors, including several from the BJP. One man died in
a self-immolation attempt. Among other organizations which had protested the event were:
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Communist Party of India.
 In 1997, a lawyer named Sabu Thomas from Kerala filed an obscenity case against the author
Arundhati Roy, claiming that the 21st chapter of The God of Small Things contains obscene
scenes. The book was also criticized by politician E. M. S. Namboodiripad.

4.  In May 2005, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers stormed a pub in Pune, Maharashtra,
broke window panes, and damaged furniture. The move came days after Pune Police had forced
five pubs to shut before the closing time of 12:30 am.
 In September 2005, Tamil actress Kushboo said during an interview with a magazine that it was
fine for girls to indulge in pre-marital sex as long as they took precautions against diseases and
pregnancies. Various political parties, notably Pattali Makkal Katchi and Dalit Panthers of India,
took offence at the statement. They claimed that the comment “denigrates the chastity of Tamil
Women" and over 20 lawsuits were filed against the actress in the state of Tamil Nadu. During a
hearing in November, protestors hurled eggs, rotten tomatoes and slippers at her car. In April
2010, the Supreme Court of India dropped all 23 defamation cases against her.
 In September 2005, a fatwa against tennis player Sania Mirza was issued by a cleric named
Haseeb-ul-hasan Siddiqui of the Sunni Ulema Board. The fatwa said that her attire on the tennis
court and billboard advertisements were un-Islamic. Mirza later decided to hired bodyguards.
 In September 2005, a court in Rajasthan fined an Israeli couple ₹1,000 for kissing during their
wedding ceremony. The couple had decided to get married in a Hindu ceremony at Pushkar
Lake. However, the priests were offended when the couple started kissing and hugging during
the ceremony, and filed a lawsuit.
 In December 2006, a obscenity case was filed against Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje
and Biocon India Chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for allegedly kissing at a public function. The
lawsuit came after newspapers published the pictures of a cheek-to-cheek air kiss from a
peculiar angle.
 2008 Imphal bombing: In October 2008, an explosion occurred at Ragailong, a tribal village near
Imphal where people had gathered to play a traditional gambling game. Seventeen people were
killed, and many more injured, in the blast. The Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council)
claimed responsibility for the blast, stating they wanted to stop the game because it "affects
Manipuri culture adversely".
 2009 Mangalore pub attack: On 24 January 2009, members of the Sri Ram Sena barged into the
pub "Amnesia — The Lounge" in Mangalore, Karnataka, and beat up a group of young women
and men, claiming the women should not be drinking in a public place.
 In December 2011, Vinay Rai, the editor of a Delhi-based Urdu daily called Akbari, filed an
obscenity case against 21 websites including Facebook, Yahoo and Google, for allegedly
distributing obscene material. The companies appealed the Delhi High Court to drop the case,
but the Delhi HC on 13 January allowed the case to proceed.
 2012 Mangalore homestay attack: On 28 July 2012, activists belonging to the Hindu Jagarana
Vedike attacked a birthday party at an unlicensed homestay in Mangalore, Karnataka. The 12
people at the party, including 5 girls, were allegedly beaten, stripped and molested. The faces of
some girls were blackened. The activists claimed the youngsters were consuming alcohol and
were involved in "some indecent activities".

5.  In February 2013, three girls who were members of a rock band in Jammu and Kashmir began
receiving threats and hate messages on the internet. Later, the Grand Mufti of Kashmir, Bashir-
ud-din Farooqi, issued a fatwa against them, asking them to stop such immoral activities. Ayaz
Akbar, the spokesperson of All Parties Hurriyat Conference said that western culture had no
place in the Kashmir valley, and Dukhtaran-e-Millat also supported the fatwa. Later, the girls
shut down the band.
 Moral policing groups are very active in Vatakara town near Kozhikode in India. Recently a 19-
year-old-boy was killed when he was chased by a group of vigilante. They targeted him because
he had an affair with a girl and they were seen together publicly.
 A restaurant was attacked in Kozhikode city on 23 October, 2014 because they permitted
college students to come in pairs and to have coffee. The attack followed a news bulletin of a
Malayalam news channel that raised an allegation that couples were given a lot of privacy in the
parking lot of the restaurant. They suspected that people came to the restaurant for holding
hands or for kissing.
By police
 In October 1993, Mumbai police began arresting street-hawkers selling girlie magazines. The
publishers of Debonair issued a letter to retailers declaring that their magazine was not banned.
They petitioned Bombay High Court against seizures of its issues. Another magazine, Chastity,
delayed its November issue until it could acquire legal support against seizures.
 In September 2000, Mumbai police banned kissing in the Marine Drive area. They cited the
Section of 110 Mumbai Police Act, 1951 which allows the police to interfere in "disorderly
behaviour." The decree was later withdrawn after protests.
 In September 2005, the license of a Chennai night club was suspended by the police, after
photographs of some couples kissing were published by two newspapers, Tamil Murasu and
Dinamalar. The reason for the license suspension was given that the club served alcohol after
midnight. Following the incident, several clubs and bars in the city banned cellphones with
cameras.
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 On 19 December 2005, police personnel raided a public park in Meerut, accompanied by
cameras crews from TV channels. They attacked couples sitting in the park in front of cameras.
The raid was termed “Operation Majnu” (named after the folklore) and it was claimed by the
police that the purpose was to check sexual harassment.
 In November 2006, police raided a trance music festival in Ramgarh near Jaipur after local
complained about alcohol, drug and sex. They also said that the laser lights at the venue were
disturbing the local wildlife.
 In September 2008, a policeman in Delhi filed a case of obscenity against a married couple for
kissing in the Dwarka court complex. The couple appealed in the Delhi High Court. The Court
noted that even though the charge-sheet claimed that the case was filed because the passerby
were feeling bad, no one was mention by name. The Court said that kissing in public by married
couples cannot be termed obscene. The Court passed its verdict on 25 May 2009 and asked the

6. police to drop case against the couple. The police was asked to pay ₹5,000 to both husband and
wife.
 In January 2008, the police from D.N. Nagar of Mumbai arrested a Belgian fashion photographer
called Vandelanotte Gaetan for taking nude pictures of two Indian models, Tushar Narvekar and
Nitin Gupta. A court discharged him in March 2009 saying a laptop is akin to a personal diary
and photos stored on it cannot used as evidence of obscenity.
 In August 2008, 22 customs officers were arrested from a party at a bungalow near Lonavla.
They were allegedly watching porn on a laptop and were undressed. The police also arrested 10
girls and a husband-wife duo. The Mumbai High Court dropped the case in September 2010
stating watching pornography in a private residence is not an offence
 On 29 November 2011, the Ghaziabad police launched its own "Operation Majnu". The police
caught couples in parks and made the men do sit-ups in front of TV cameras. The head of the
operation an officer called Alka Pandey said it was to prevent "innocent girls being trapped by
boys with evil motives".
 In 2012, Assistant Police Commissioner Vasant Dhoble carried out a series of raids on bars and
clubs in and around Mumbai, claiming to rescue prostitutes.
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In one instance, he labelled four
German women wrongly as sex workers in front of cameras when he arrested them on 30
March 2014 from the Voodoo pub. On 5 June 2012, Dhoble raided Masala Curry restaurant after
he felt suspicious of women being allowed free entry
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Two cousins who were picked up in the
raid later filed a defamation case against Dhoble.
 On 10 August 2013, Ghaziabad police raided a hotel on a tip-off and detained 56 adult couples.
It was later found out of them, 52 couples were married or consenting friends. The police had
carried out the raid after locals noticed usual traffic to the hotel and told the police.
 Following the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai in August 2013, Mumbai Police
Commissioner Satyapal Singh was severely criticized by the public for defending moral policing.
The Commissioner was quoted to have said, "On the one hand you want to have a promiscuous
culture and on the other hand you want a safe and secure environment for the people."
 Hyderabad Police raided a gay party at a club in the city on 3 September 2013. The police
defended that raid under the Sector 294 of IPC that it is was obscenity in a public place and that
bar was serving alcohol after closing time. LGBT activists denounced the raid as "a classic
example of moral policing" and discrimination against the LGBT community.
 On 14 February 2014, the police in Gokarna attacked a party of about 200 foreigners with sticks.
The police claimed that the party was going on after established time limit. The victims alleged
that initially the police had demanded bribes to let the party continue, but attacked them after
they refused. A petition was sent to various embassies to interfere in the matter.

7. By the Central and state governments
Central Board of Film Certification
Main articles: Central Board of Film Certification and List of films banned in India
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) or the Censor Board, which is tasked with
regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the "Cinematograph Act, 1952",
has been accused of moral policing by some filmmakers. Director Anurag Kashyap has argued
that it is infeasible to have a single body for a large and diverse country like India Director
Prakash Jha has pointed out that even if a film is certified by the Board, it is often not allowed a
release in some states due to protests from local political parties or moral police. He has also said
that the Board should be scrapped and each film-maker should simply state the type of content in
the film because the society is mature enough to understand it Sudhir Mishra has noted that
censor committees have been influenced to giving films lighter ratings.
The former chief of the Censor Board, Sharmila Tagore, has defended the body saying that it
does not carried out moral policing. In August 2014, then chief of the Censor Board, Rakesh
Kumar, was arrested for allegedly delaying certifications to films and demanding bribes to speed
up the process.
Restrictions on night life and alcohol
Throughout India, restrictions have been place by some state governments on timings for pubs,
bars and other establishments that sell liquor.
 The 2005 ban on dance bars in Maharashtra was considered to be an act of moral policing. Prior
to the ban, the state government had claimed that the bars had a "corrupting influence on
youth and compromised the moral standards of local men". As a result of the ban thousands of
women employed by the 750 bars in the state lost their jobs and many were forced into
prostitution. In June 2011, the state raised the legal age of drinking to 25, from previous 21.
Furthermore, an old law called "Bombay Prohibition of Foreign Liquor Act, 1949", mandates
anyone seeking to buy, possess or consume alcohol to obtain a special permit.
 The state of Karnataka has a law dating back to 1967, called Rule 11(1) of the "Karnataka Excise
Licences Rules of 1967", which prohibits dancing in establishments which serve alcohol. In July
2014, the Karnataka High Court asked the government of amend the law, stating that it was
unconstitutional as it violated the Freedom of Expression. This law had been used by the local
police to ban dancing in bars and clubs, especially in Bangalore.
Opposition to sex education in schools
The Adolescence Education Programme (AEP) was a sex education program designed by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) and National AIDS Control Organisation
(NACO) to implement the policies of the National AIDS Control Programme II (NACP II).
However, it faced opposition in various states, including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, and Rajasthan.

8.  In February 2007, Gujarat government is a press release stated that in would not be introducing
sex education in the state. It stated that the books suggested in the program by the Central
government were inappropriate for children. However in April 2010, it reintroduced sex
education in a diluted form.
 In March 2007, Maharashtra government banned sex education in schools. The ban came after
the ruling and opposition Members of the Legislative Assembly protested in the state assembly
claiming that western countries had forced the Central government to implement the program.
 In April 2007, the Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Basavaraj Horatti
said that the program has been put on hold after complaints from teachers. The teachers had
complained that the books was oriented towards increasing the sales of condoms, and that the
illustrations were against Indian culture and sexually provocative.
 In May 2007, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan banned sex education in
hools claiming that sex education has no place in Indian culture.
 In May 2007, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje wrote a letter to Arjun Singh, then
Union Minister of Human Resource Development. In the letter, she stated that children in Class
IX and XI, at whom the course was directed, do not require sex education as they are in the early
stages of puberty. The state Education Minister Ghansyam Tiwari stated that they already had
life skills course called Jeevan Shaili, and sex education will have a negative impact on young
minds.
Others
 In 1996, it was announced by a Chandigarh-based company Global Internet Ltd. that an adult
entertainment pay channel
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called Plus 21 would be launched in India. In response to this, the
National Commission for Women (NCW) filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court.
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NCW claimed
that it was performing its stipulated functions of protecting the interests of women and
preventing culture shock to viewers. NCW was represented by notable feminist lawyer Indira
Jaising. NCW claimed that channel would be showing pornography which would violate Indecent
Representation Of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986. The argument also cited the Indian Telegraph
Act, 1885. The High Court put an injunction against the launch of the channel.
 In the 2001, the Information and Broadcasting ministry banned two television channels TB6 and
Fashion TV.
 In December 2000, after Priyanka Chopra was crowned Miss World, beauty contests were
banned in her home state of Uttar Pradesh under the orders of then Chief Minister Rajnath
Singh. He claimed that beauty contests were against traditional culture and were vulgar. Akhil
Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad praised the ban.
 In 2003, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj removed condom ads,
funded by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), from public broadcasting channel
Doordarshan.

9.  In January 2007, the Information and Broadcasting ministry banned the TV channel AXN for two
months. The channel was allegedly adversely affecting public morality by broadcasting a show
called 'World's Sexiest Commercials' after 11 pm.
 In March 2007, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting banned Fashion TV for two months for
broadcasting programs that were capable of corrupting public morality.
 In June 2009, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology issued a notice to
various internet service providers and directed them to block the pornographic webcomic called
Savita Bhabhi.
 In March 2013, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ordere Fashion TV
to be taken off air for 10 days, for violating the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994. The
government claimed the channel was showing obscene and vulgar visuals which were unsuitable
for the public and children. This was the 3rd time the channel was ordered to go off-air.
 In May 2014, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology suspended the TV
channel Comedy Central for 10 days. The ministry claimed that Comedy Central had violated
Cable Television Networks Regulation Act, 1995, by showing shows which were obscene and
denigrated women. In November 2014, Delhi High Court upheld the government's order. By this
time, the channel had gone off air for 4 days. They had appealed in the court claiming that their
right to broadcast was protected under Article 19 of the Constitution. The court had also upheld
a fine of ₹20,000. However, later in the same month the Supreme Court stayed the order and
allowed further hearing.
 Local authorities in the Malda district of West Bengal cancelled a women's football match,
featuring national team players, between a Kolkata side and a North Bengal team in March
2015, after Muslim residents and local maulvis objected to women playing sports. Biplab Roy,
Block Development Officer (BDO) of Harishchandrapur, Malda explained, "When I came to know
about the local opposition, I referred the matter to the SP and the DM, and the local police
station. The order came from the top that the match should be cancelled, and I acted
accordingly in the interest of peace and tranquillity and public order."
Accusations of obscenity against actors and film-makers
 In 1993, during Nelson Mandela's visit to India, he kissed actress Shabana Azmi on the cheek.
The incident created a controversy and drew criticism from the Muslim community.
 In 1995, a obscenity case was filed against model-turned actor Milind Soman and Madhu Sapre
for posing nude in a shoe advertisement. They were acquitted by a Mumbai court in December
2009. The court said that what may consider obscene for one, may not be so for others.
 In February 2000, a Mumbai court heard an obscenity case against actresses, Pooja Bhatt,
Madhuri Dixit, Mamta Kulkarni, Karisma Kapoor, Tabassum Hashmi, Raveena Tandon and Juhi
Chawla. The main complainant in the case was Archana Chavan, head of the Baroda-based Nari
Shakti Sanghatna. She claimed that the actresses were corrupting Indian culture. The court
dropped the case stating the allegation of obscenity were vague.

10.  In July 2000, a obscenity case against Mamta Kulkarni was heard in a Mumbai court. She was
accused of posing obscenely on the cover of magazine called Stardust in 1993. The court fined
her ₹15,000 however the judgement was quashed by the Mumbai High Court as lower court
didn't have authority to levy fines over ₹5,000.
 In January 2005, a case was filed against Pooja Bhatt, the director of a film called Rog. The
complainant was a St Xavier's College lecturer, Pratibha Naithani, who considered the posters of
film obscene. The case was dropped in 2008 by a Bandra court. But it was reopened in 2011,
after the petition of one Vinod Jain. In November 2012, the Bombay High Court dropped the
case.
 In 2006, a Madurai-based lawyer, Dakshninammorthy, filed a case against actress Shilpa Shetty
and Reema Sen, under Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, Prevention of Publication of
Obscene Pictures Act and Section 3 of the Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act. The lawsuit
came in response to some photographs published in a newspaper called Tamil Murasu. The
petitioner claimed that the pictures polluted the minds of the youth. The court had issued non-
bailable warrants against the actresses. On 23 April 2008, the Madras High Court dropped that
case against the two actress, but however added that the case could be continued against the
publishers.
 In May 2006, a case filed against item girl Rakhi Sawant after a live-performance for "indecent
behaviour" and "destroying public peace" under Section 110, 112, 117 of the Bombay Police Act,
1951. The organizer was also indicted in the case.
 In 2006, Shailendra Dwivedi, an Indore-based lawyer, filed an obscenity case against actors
Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan for kissing in the movie Dhoom 2. The lawyer claimed that the
scene was vulgar and couldn't be watched by Indian families. A separate case had been filed by
a Muzaffarpur-based lawyer named Sudhir Kumar Ojha.
 In January 2007, Vinod Jain tried to file an obscenity case against actress Mallika Sherawat in the
Santacruz police station after watching the telecast of a New Year's performance on television.
The police examined the footage and decided not file a case after pointing out that Sherawat
was wearing a skin-coloured suit. However, later a Bandra court had accepted the petition. In
June 2007, Narendra Tiwari, the President of the Baroda bar association, filed an obscenity case
against her for the same performance. In January 2011, Sherawat was acquitted in one of the
cases but Vinod Jain said that he will appeal in the Mumbai High Court. In the other case,
Sherawat appealed to the Gujarat High Court to drop the case, but the Court rejected the appeal
on 2 March 2013. On 16 August 2013, the Supreme Court of India stayed the proceedings on
appeal.
 Shilpa Shetty and Richard Gere kissing incident: In April 2007, effigies of Hollywood actor
Richard Gere and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty were burnt after Gere kissed Shetty on the
cheek at an AIDS awareness function in Delhi, and a Rajasthan court ordered Gere's arrest on
obscenity charges. The lawsuit had been filed by a lawyer named Poonam Chand Bhandari
claimed to have been annoyed by the obscene act. Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee
described the court order as reminiscent of the "Taliban moral police". In April 2008, the
Supreme Court of India dropped the arrest warrant against Gere and said that he is free to enter

11. and leave India anytime. In November 2011, the Supreme Court shifted the case against Shetty
to a Mumbai court.
 In 2009, a obscenity case was filed against actor Akshay Kumar and his wife Twinkle Khanna by
an activist named Anil Nair. During a fashion show in Mumbai, Kumar had allegedly walked
down the ramp and asked his wife who was seated in the front to unbutton his jeans.
 In 2009, Rajnikant Borile, a social worker, filed an obscenity case against Mallika Sherawat in
Yavatmal, claiming she had performed obscene acts in her various films which affected the
society and the younger generation.
 In December 2011, a Nampally-based lawyer Sai Krishna Azad filed an obscenity case against
actress Vidya Balan. According to him, poster and advesitisement of the film The Dirty Picture,
starring Balan, were spoiling the minds of people and causing harm to the society. The court
accepted petition, it directed police to book Balan and take action against the posters.
 On 2 February 2015, Akhilesh Tiwari, president of Brahman Ekta Seva Sanstha filed a complaint
against film-maker Karan Johar, and actors Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in Mumbai. They
claimed that they had appeared in a YouTube comedy channel's roast event held in December
2014, All India Bakchod Knockout, whose videos were uploaded to the internet. The complaint
accused the three of using filthy language. The Maharastra government also ordered an inquiry.
The video removed from on 3 February by the channel. Later, in a separate complaint filed by
one Wazir Shaikh in Pune, accusations against 14 people were included. It named Deepika
Padukone, who was kissed by Ranveer Singh. Sonakshi Sinha was also named in it. YouTube was
accused to distributing the obscene content. The charges filed were Indian Penal Code Section
292 (distribution of obscene content) and Section 294 (obscene act in public place); and Section
67a of IT Act (transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act in electronic form).
Other
 Some colleges and universities enforce a dress code on their students, usually restricting girls
from wearing Western clothing. The rationale behind such restriction has been stated that such
clothes attracts "eve-teasing".
Protests against moral policing
In 2009, following the 2009 Mangalore pub attack, an organisation called "Consortium of
Pubgoing, Loose Forward Women" started a movement called the "Pink chaddi campaign". The
movement requested people to mail pink underwear to Pramod Muthalik the leader of Sri Ram
Sena which was behind the attacks. About, 34,000 people participated.
In the state of Kerala, a public hugging and kissing campaign by name 'Kiss of Love' was
launched in protest against moral policing on 2 November 2014. Similar events were later
organized in Delhi, Kolkata, and various other cities.