ALTBalaji issues clarification on Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor’s POCSO case

Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor have broken silence over the case registered against them under the POCSO act for ALTBalaji’s web series Gandi Baat. They refuted the claims and shared an official statement on Tuesday. (Also Read: Ekta Kapoor, mother in legal trouble as case filed against them under POCSO Act for objectionable scenes in Gandii Baat)
ALTBalaji’s official Instagram handle shared statement clarifying that Shobha and Ekta 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.
“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,” the statement added.
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Mumbai Police interrogated producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor, who were booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in an episode of the ALTBalaji’s web series Gandii Baat.
On Monday, during interrogation, they have been asked to appear for questioning again on October 24. 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 Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor to bring some documents related to ALTBalaji.
The case is related to season 6 of the web series ‘Gandi Baat’ on the OTT platform 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.
Meanwhile, Ektaa’s drama film Love, Sex aur Dhokha 2 was released in theatres on April 19. Titled LSD 2, the film is helmed by Dibakar Banerjee. With a thought-provoking poster, the team confronts the audience with the stark reality of our digitally obsessed society, capturing a couple engaged in both intimate connection, and technological detachment simultaneously.