India, May 15 -- Chandigarh

A first information report (FIR) has been registered against former cricketer and actor Yograj Singh at the Sector 36 police station in Chandigarh over alleged derogatory remarks against women in Amazon Prime web series Lukkhe. The complaint alleges that certain dialogues in the series were offensive to working women and hurt public sentiments.

Singh has been booked under Section 79 (acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman, including words, sounds, gestures, objects, or intrusion of privacy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The series, which has been circulating on digital platforms, has drawn attention after specific dialogues allegedly triggered public outrage for their portrayal of women and s...