GHMC slaps fine on Ram Gopal Varma for leaving scar on govt property

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has been fined Rs 4000 by a civic body of greater Hyderabad for sticking posters of his film on government property. The GHMC penalised the director under section 402, 421 and with 674 596, 487 of GHMC Act 1955.

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Enforcement Vigilance on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 4,000 on film director Ram Gopal Varma after posters of his upcoming film Power Star were fixed on government property.

The civic body stated that the Bollywood film director had flouted the GHMC Act and alleged that he had used government property to promote his film.

"GHMC Directorate of Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management penalises director Ram Gopal Varma for unauthorised wall poster pasting violation, Under Section 402, 421 and with 674 596, 487 of GHMC Act 1955 and fined with an amount of Rs 4,000," the letter from GHMC read.

"According to the EVDM, there were two violations by pasting poster for promotion of his movie Power Star releasing in a personal app," it further added.

More details in this regard are awaited.

With inputs from ANI