‘A Suitable Boy’ controversy: Madhya Pradesh police book 2 Netflix officials

An FIR was registered in Madhya Pradesh on Monday against two executives of OTT platform Netflix for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through its web series A Suitable Boy, which showed kissing scenes purportedly on the campus of a temple, an official said.

The FIR has named Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content (Netflix) and Ambika Khurana, Director, Public Policies (Netflix), said Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra.

They are booked by Rewa police on a complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) National Secretary Gaurav Tiwari who demanded an apology from Netflix and makers of the series, and removal of “objectionable scenes”, which he stated were also “encouraging love jihad”.