A district court in Bihar has directed police to register an FIR against two Nestle officials and film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta. The court has also directed the police to arrest them if required.
These stars have featured in the Maggi advertisements which have gained a lot of controversy lately.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ramchandra Prasad directed Kazi Mohammadpur Police Station to register the FIR against the five and investigate the complaint.
The order came during the hearing of a case filed by lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha on Monday.
Complainant’s Claim Against Nestle
The complainant claimed that he purchased Maggi from a shop at Lenin Chowk of Muzaffarpur on May 30 and that he was taken ill after he ate it. This prompted him to file a case against Nestle, the maker of the noodles and the film stars who are the product’s brand ambassadors.
Lenin Chowk falls under Kazi Mohammadpur police station.
The case has been filed under IPC sections 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), 273 (sale of noxious food or drink), 276 (sale of drug as a different drug or preparation) and 420 (cheating and dishonesty).
(With inputs from the PTI)
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