A dead body was found hanging on the ramparts of Jaipur's Nahargarh Fort on Friday, with a threat note engraved on the rocks in protest of the movie 'Padmavati'.
A dead body was found hanging on the ramparts of Jaipur's Nahargarh Fort on Friday, with a threat note engraved on the rocks in protest of the movie 'Padmavati'.
The deceased has been identified as Chetan, a resident of Jaipur's Shastri Nagar from the Aadhaar card found in his pocket. He was working at a jewellery shop.
However, questions are being raised over the death. An investigation is on to find out whether it was suicide or murder.
There were dozens of messages written in charcoal, however, no charcoal marks were found on the hands of the deceased.
Interestingly, each message mentioned Padmavati. One message reads, 'Chetan Tantrik mara gaya '. Another message mention that they (the ones who have hanged the body) do not hang effigies.
The film has been in the eye of the storm following protests from conservative groups over alleged tampering with historical facts, a contention which filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has denied repeatedly.
With the protest against Padmavati escalating every day, the matter now seems to have taken a communal angle.
A few days ago, effigies of stars, including Salman Khan were hanged from Chittorgarh fort and the body of Chetan was hanged in the same way.
In these messages, one thing is coincidence — the messages mention 'Chetan Tantrik' and the deceased has been identified as a man named Chetan.
Chetan Raghav was the tantrik who was thrown out of the Chittor court and who first mentioned the beauty of Padmini (Padmavati) to Khilji.
The police are exploring all angles, but it is an issue of serious concern as this is the first protest against those opposing Padmavati release.
On Thursday, Karni Sena had threatened to burn theatres in the UK after the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) cleared Padmavati for the UK audience.
The lavishly mounted film, starring Deepika Padukone in the title role, and Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor, is a joint production by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions.
Several politicians have already demanded a ban on the movie, while Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, and Rajasthan have already refused to allow a release of the movie in the state.
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