14 Sena activists held for protesting against 'My Name Is Khan' in Khargone

Fourteen Shiv Sena activists were today arrested for allegedly burning an effigy of actor Shah Rukh Khan and trying to halt the screening of his movie My Name Is Khan (MNIK), police said.

The Sainiks staged a protest in front of the Sri Krishna theatre here and attempted to disturb the show of MNIK, they said. Elaborate arrangements were made in the wake of the Sena protests to the MNIK, police said adding that the arrests were made as a preventive measure.

Meanwhile, asserting that the arrests won't deter them from holding protests, Shiv Sena district president Raju Sharma said that they will abide by the instructions passed to them from the higher-ups in their party.

The release of the film was opposed by Shiv Sena following Shah Rukh's comments favouring the inclusion of Pakistani players in IPL 3.