Kamaal R Khan to Salman Khan: Celeb tweets that landed them in legal trouble

Actor and film critic Kamal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK was arrested at the Mumbai airport and sent to 14-day judicial custody over an FIR lodged against him for a tweet in 2020. He is not the first Bollywood star to land himself in legal trouble over a social media post. Here's a list of stars from Salman Khan to Ranveer Singh who were also slapped with FIRs for their tweets.

A Mumbai court on Tuesday sent actor and film critic Kamal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK, to 14-day judicial custody after he was arrested by the city police over his alleged defamatory tweets posted in 2020. While his lawyer said the tweets were about the film 'Laxmii Bomb' (later titled as 'Laxmii') starring Akshay Kumar, police did not disclose any details. Khan was arrested at the Mumbai airport late Monday night after he arrived from Dubai. Police produced him before a magistrate's court in Borivali and sought his custody for four days for investigation.

Ranveer Singh, was slapped with an FIR under various sections of the IPC and the IT Act, after the release of his nude photoshoot. The actor recently appeared before the Mumbai police to record his statement in the obscenity case lodged against him. The case was filed by an NGO and a woman activist who claimed that the actor's shoot was intended to insult modesty of a woman.

Before Kangana Ranaut was 'permanently suspended' from Twitter, an FIR was registered against the actress for her tweet referring to the protestors as 'terrorists'. Ranaut tweeted, "People who spread misinformation and rumours about CAA [Citizenship Amendment Act] that caused riots are the same people who are now spreading misinformation about Farmer’s Bill and causing terror in the nation, they are Terrorists. You very well know what I said but simply like to spread misinformation."

The FIR was filed under Sections 44 (injury), 108 (abettor), 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153(A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code.

Actor Siddharth's distasteful tweet aimed at badminton champion Saina Nehwal landed him in controversy. An FIR was filed against the star at a Hyderabad Police station and the Cyber Crime City Police under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the IT Act for using derogatory remarks on social media against a woman. Siddharth took a dig at the Badminton player for her tweet on PM Modi's security lapse in Punjab. "Subtle cock champion of the world… Thank God we have protectors of India. Shame on you #Rihanna," he tweeted.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, along with a host of celebs like Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, Ajay Devgn and many others landed in a legal soup after they revealed the identity of the 2019 Hyderabad rape victim in their social media posts. A complaint was filed against 38 celebs in Delhi’s Tis Hazari court by Advocate Gaurav Gulati. The lawyer demanded an FIR and arrest warrant against all the stars.