Chandigarh, May 27 -- A local court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former cricketer and actor Yograj Singh in connection with an FIR registered over alleged derogatory remarks against women in a viral clip from the web series "Lukkhe".

Yograj Singh, father of former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, had approached the district court on May 16 seeking pre-arrest bail after a case was registered against him in Chandigarh.

The FIR was lodged at the Sector 36 police station under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 62A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, following a complaint filed by advocates Ujjwal Bhasin and Jatin Verma on May 14.

According to the complainants, the remarks allegedly made by Yograj...