Hyderabad: The Shia community people lodged a complaint against a famous TV news presenter from Delhi for posting derogatory statements against the gods and deities on Sunday at Dabeerpura police station.

The complaint was given against Rohit Sardana, a journalist, who is currently working for Aaj Tak in Delhi.

“Mr Sardana had tweeted on Sunday, comparing the gods and deities to film tiles with provocative words” said the Dabeerpura police inspector.

Based on the complaint, a case was booked against the journalist under section 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of IPC and started an investigation.