Videos showing 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', 'Money Heist' characters on Noida Metro part of ad shoot: NMRC
Noida, Jan 24: A video of a young girl in a dishevelled appearance chasing a passenger inside the Noida-Greater Noida metro which has surfaced online and triggered speculations among social media users is an edited footage of a commercial advertisement, officials said Tuesday.
The purported video showed the young girl dressed up as the character of 'Manjulika' from popular comedy-horror film 'Bhool Bhualiyaa". The girl was seen chasing a particular passenger on board the metro's Aqua Line and engaging other commuters as well with her "scary" tactics, according to the video.
A man dressed up as a character from popular web series "Money Heist" on board the metro also showed up in a separate video, triggering speculations about safety concerns among some while others thought these were social media content creators making "reels".
However, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), which operates the Aqua Line between the twin cities in Gautam Buddh Nagar, confirmed Tuesday evening that these videos were part of a commercial advertisement shot on the metro premises with its permission.
"This is to clarify that video going viral on various social media platforms is a part of a commercial advertisement shooting which was held on December 22, 2022, under approved NMRC Policy for Film Shooting. Also, this video clip is morphed and edited," NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said.
The advertisement was for audio and wearables brand boAt, she said.
"The NMRC has approved Film Shooting Policy where it provides its infrastructure, including rolling stock on rental basis to earn non-fare box revenue. Ad film shooting was carried out by M/s Creative Productions (A Delhi-based film production house) for 'boAt air dopes' on the NMRC corridor," Maheshwari said.
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Savarkar remarks: Rahul Gandhi appears in Pune court via video link in defamation case, gets bail
Pune, Jan 10: A special court in Pune on Friday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case related to his alleged objectionable remarks on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar.
The MP/MLA court granted bail to the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha on a surety bond of Rs 25,000 after he appeared before it through video conferencing, his lawyer said.
Senior Congress leader Mohan Joshi stood as surety for Gandhi (54) before the court presided over by Amol Shinde, judicial magistrate (first class) and special judge for MP/MLA cases.
Advocate Milind Pawar, representing Gandhi, said soon after his client appeared before the court, they moved a bail application.
The judge allowed the plea and granted bail to the former Congress president on a surety bond of Rs 25000, he informed.
The advocate said the court also granted permanent exemption to the Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli from appearing before it.
The case was filed on a complaint by V D Savarkar's grandnephew Satyaki, who alleged Gandhi had made defamatory remarks against the Hindutva icon at a programme he attended in London in March 2023.
Earlier, advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, representing Satyaki Savarkar, objected to Gandhi's application seeking virtual appearance.
There was no provision that allows an accused to appear in court through video conferencing before securing bail, Kolhatkar argued.
The court, however, permitted Gandhi to attend the proceedings online.
Wearing a bottle green sweater, the Congress MP appeared before the court and stated his name when the judge asked for it.
The matter will be next heard on February 18.
As per the complaint, Gandhi, while speaking at the London event, stated that Savarkar had written in a book that he and five to six of his friends once beat up a Muslim man and he (Savarkar) felt happy.
According to the complaint, the freedom fighter had not written this anywhere and the Congress leader's remarks were aimed at defaming him.
At the time, the court had asked the Pune police to investigate the allegations and file a report.
The Vishrambaug police, after an inquiry, submitted that there was prima facie truth in the complaint.
Gandhi had skipped the previous court appearance on December 2 citing the winter session of Parliament which he was attending.
His lawyer Pawar had then assured that the opposition parliamentarian will appear in the court on January 10.
