Kolkata: The West Bengal Police have served a legal notice to the director of "The Diary of West Bengal" alleging him of attempting to defame West Bengal through the movie and directed him to appear for questioning in Kolkata. Renowned filmmaker Sanoj Mishra is the director and writer of the film. Mishra has been asked to appear at Kolkata's Amherst Street police station on May 30 in connection with the investigation.
A case has been registered against the film director in Kolkata's Amherst Street police station under several sections pf the Indian Penal Code, Information Technology Act and the Cinematograph Act. Referring to the case, West Bengal Police, in its legal notice stated that there are "relevant grounds" to question Mishra to "ascertain the facts and circumstances of this case".
The West Bengal Police has directed the film director to appear before inspector Subhabrata Kar, additional officer-in-charge at 12 pm on May 30 at Amherst Street police station. Further, inspector-in-charge of Mumbai's Oshiwara police station has been asked to inform Mishra about this.
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Soon after its trailer was released, the film has triggered controversy. Presented by Wasim Rizvi Films, 'The Diary of West Bengal' is produced by Jitendra Narayan Singh while Tapas Mukherjee and Achintya Basu are co-producers. The film is said to be based on settlement of Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi extremists in Bengal.
The trailer features Hindu families of Bengal being forced to leave their homes and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's protests against CAA and NRC. The Bengal government had earlier stirred a controversy after it banned 'The Kerala Story' from being screened in the state.
