Raipur: 

An FIR was registered against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap by Raipur Police on the charge of promoting enmity between different groups over his purported remarks on Brahmins, an official said on Tuesday.

Recently, Kashyap made casteist remarks against the Brahmin community on his social media platform, which is extremely insulting and ill-intentioned. The remark has hurt the sentiments of the Brahmin community and posed a threat to social harmony, the official said quoting the complaint.

Kashyap on Tuesday apologised for his remark, saying he crossed a boundary by using "abusive language" while replying to someone in anger. (With PTI Inputs)

Kashyap was booked under sections 196 (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and 302 (Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), he said, adding that further probe is underway.

Recently, Kashyap made casteist remarks against the Brahmin community on his social media platform, which is extremely insulting and ill-intentioned. The remark has hurt the sentiments of the Brahmin community and posed a threat to social harmony, the official said quoting the complaint.

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