Court complaint against Gere, Shilpa in Jaipur

Jaipur, Apr 17 (UNI) A complaint has been filed against Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty for the kiss controversy at a lower court here today.

Advocate Poonam Chand Bhandari filed a complaint against the actors at Sub-Judicial Magistrate No 4 court stating that the forced kiss between the two was an obscene act, done publicly and caused annoyance to the viewers.

Stating that Shilpa Shetty did not even resist the act, Bhandari demanded that the two should be fined or jailed under Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code.

Bhandari said his statements were recorded along with one Rakesh Chandel, in whose house he had watched the 'obscene act,' which was repeatedly being telecast by television channels.

Mr Bhandari said magistrate Dinesh Gupta court had summoned the original CD and the next hearing would be on April 25.

Gere had kissed Shilpa at an AIDS function at New Delhi on Sunday.

The public act caused a furore, including protests at several places in the country.

UNI