A defamation case has been filed in Mumbai against ComedianSunil Pal. Sunil Pal had made an objectionable comment on his social mediaabout doctors treating patients during the Corona period. The comedian had saidthat '90 percent doctors are demons and they are scaring patients.' However,the Comedian later apologized for this. But now the Andheri police of Mumbaihave registered an FIR against him.
In his video, Sunil Pal, while comparing the doctors to themonsters, also said that 'most doctors are thieves' and they do not take careof poor patients. Andheri police has registered an FIR on the complaint of Dr.Sushmita Bhatnagar on Tuesday. Dr. Sushmita Bhatganagar (55) is the Presidentof the Association of Medical Consultants (Mumbai).
After the FIR was filed, Sunil Pal told ETimes, “ I apologizedlater for what I said in the video. If anyone is hurt by what is said in thevideo, I apologize again. But I still hold on to my comments, because thedoctors were considered to be Gods. However, poor people are being persecutedin this difficult period. This is what I said in the video that 90% of thedoctors are dressed in demons and the rest are still 10% of the doctors who areperforming their duty to serve the people. Doctors who are doing their dutyhonestly, should not be sad about these things. I have not received anynotice in this regard from the police so far”.
AndheriPolice Senior Inspector Vijay Belge has confirmed the registration of an FIRagainst Sunil Pal. He said that a case has been registered against Sunil Palunder sections 500 (defamation) and 505 (2) (public misconduct) of the IndianPenal Code (IPC). No arrests have been made in the case yet. Another officersaid, "We are now collecting evidence, only after that action will be initiatedin the case."