Padmavati row: Karni Sena members threaten Kolkata cinema hall, security increased
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): Few activists of Rajput caste organization, Karni Sena, on Sunday morning stormed a movie theatre in Kolkata to protest against the release of Padmavati film, reports said.
According to reports, Karni Sena members entered Navina cinema hall in south Kolkata at around 10 am. and shouted anti-Padmavati slogans.
"They introduced themselves as Karni Sena activists and threatened us not to show Padmavati movie in this hall," an official of Navina cinema hall told IBNS.
"We have lodged a complaint at Jadavpur Police Station and local administration have assured us to provide adequate security," he added.
A senior official of Kolkata Police said that security at the movie hall has been increased following the incident.
"Police personnel have been deployed to the cinema hall to avoid any untoward situation further," the official told IBNS.
"We will provide all necessary securities at the movie theatre when Padmavati movie will be shown there and we are currently trying to identify those persons who entered and demonstrated at Navina today," the officer said.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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