Producer Ekta Kapoor, and her mother Shobha Kapoor, finally released a statement regarding the case registered against them under the POCSO act for ALTBalaji’s web series Gandii Baat. They refuted the claims, sharing an official statement on Tuesday (22 October 2024).
ALTBalaji’s official Instagram handle shared a statement clarifying that Ekta and Shobha Kpaoor are “not involved in day to day” operations of the company. The official statement read, “With reference to various media reports regarding the web series Gandii Baat, ALT Digital Media Entertainment LTD. (Company) hereby clarifies that it is fully compliant with all applicable laws including the POCSO Act and any reference to engagement of minors by the company is entirely incorrect.”
The statement also mentioned that the mother-daughter duo is not involved in the day-to-day operations of the company, and the same is managed by separate teams. So, according to the company, they have done nothing wrong, and Ekta and Shobha Kapoor are not involved in any decisions at all so, on the off chance the company did do something wrong, they would have zero involvement. That’s how you know the statement was prepared by their legal team.
The statement further continued, “It is further clarified that Mrs Shobha Kapoor and Ms Ektaa R Kapoor are not involved in the day to day operations of the company and the same are managed by separate teams, including its content strategy. The company has complete faith in the judiciary and is fully co-operating with the authorities in the investigation. since the matter is subjudice, the company refrains from commenting in detail.”
Recently, the Mumbai Police interrogated Ekta and Shobha Kapoor. On Monday (21 October 2024), during interrogation, they were asked to appear for questioning again on 24 October. Mumbai Police has sought information about the actors working in the series. They will also record the statement of the actors and director of the film, as per Mumbai Police’s statement. The police also have asked Ekta and Shobha Kapoor to bring some documents related to ALTBalaji. The case is related to season 6 of the web series Gandii Baat on ALTBalaji.
It is written in the complaint that this series, which streamed on ALTBalaji between February 2021 and April 2021, showed obscene scenes of minor girls. However, this controversial episode is not currently streaming on this app.
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