It's Pune again.
But this time, it is the turn of the Islamists.A group of youths tore down posters of Hindi film Awarapan and carried out demonstrations at Victory theatre in Pune Camp, where the movie was screened on Saturday afternoon, claiming that the film has scenes hurting religious sentiments.
Following the incident, the police provided security to 13 theatres in the city, where the film is being screened in this Maharashtra city.
The culprits this time out were members of the Indian Muslim Front, Samajwadi Party, Madina Muslim Committee and others, who ordered the assistant manager of the theatre to stop the screening of the film.
Jaladi told the Times of India that during the matinee show about five youths entered the cinema hall and shouted slogans. They demanded that the show must be stopped immediately. "I requested the viewers to leave the theatre. The youths tore down posters pasted in the foyer and the banner outside."
The Times of India has the full report here.
