Kiku ‘Palak’ Sharda Sent To Judicial Custody For Mimicking Gurmeet Ram Rahim

13 January ,Mumbai

Actor Kiku Sharda, who became a household name after essaying the role of ‘Palak’ on popular television show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’, has been sent to 14 days judicial custody for mimicking Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh though he apologised the religious leader.
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The issue came to light after the December 27, 2015, episode of ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ was aired on television. This episode had Sharda mimic the Dera Sacha Sauda head, something which didn’t go down too well with his followers, leading them to file a police case against the actor.

The actor has been booked under Section 295 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for outraging religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious belief.

Kiku gained immense popularity for his onscreen character ‘Palak’ on TV show Comedy Nights With Kapil.

Hurt by Kikus remarks, Singhs followers filed a case against him after he mimicked the self-claimed godman.

Apologizing for his act, Kiku called himself a god fearing man and clarified his act wasnt meant to hurt anybodys sentiment. ”I apologise if my act has hurt anybody’s sentiment. I never want people to get hurt because of my work,” he said.

Kiku, who maintained that he has immense respect for all religions and spiritual gurus, added, ”I respect religion and rituals. I respect all Gurus. I’m a god fearing man. It was just an act which was done with the intention to make people laugh. Channel also edits what they consider cannot be aired.”