The director and producer of an internet collection have been booked on Tuesday night for exhibiting obscene scenes whereas utilizing the brand and uniform of MotiLal Nehru School of Sports, Rai, in Sonepat district of Haryana.

The accused have been recognized as Manish Trehan and Rahul Dahiya.

Acting on a June 5 grievance of college vice-principal Moushumi Ghoshal, Haryana Police booked the director, producer and OTT platform MX Player for releasing the net collection with out taking a no-objection certificates from the institute the place the scenes of net collection, Rang De Mohey, have been shot in December 2021.

“This web series was released recently after changing its name to Virodh. They (the producer and director) sought the NOC from us but we asked them to show the entire web series first, which they failed to do. In the series that was released on March 28, our school’s logo and uniform are shown in a bad light which is an embarrassment to us,” she mentioned.

“In the web series, students are shown drinking alcohol and consuming cigarette in the hostel. A physical education teacher is shown seeking sexual favours from a girl student. We had written to the web series director, Rahul Dahiya, to remove our school logo but they turned down our request in May. This web series has harmed our school’s reputation,” Ghoshal mentioned.

The station home officer at Rai, Devender Singh, a case was registered underneath Section 67 (Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene materials in digital type) of the Information Technology Act in opposition to collection creator Manish Trehan in addition to director Rahul Dahiya and the OTT platform.

“It is alleged that the creator and director released the web series on OTT platform without taking NOC from the school authorities. An investigation has been initiated,” the SHO mentioned.

The director and producer of the net collection couldn’t be instantly reached for feedback.

On first conviction, the offence is punishable with imprisonment of both description for a time period which can prolong to a few years and with wonderful which can prolong to ₹5 lakh and within the occasion of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of both description for a time period which can prolong to 5 years and in addition with a wonderful which can prolong to ₹10 lakh.