New Delhi, Jan 23: Members of Rajput Karni Sena protesting against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie, Padmaavat, resorted to vandalism in several parts of country including Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, MP and Uttar Pradesh. The flick has run into trouble time and again, as members of several fringe groups have accused Bhansali of distorting history. Bhansali has been under attack from the groups since he started shooting for the movie. The set of the movie was vandalised twice – in Jaipur and Kolhapur – and the director was roughed up by Karni Sena members in Jaipur in January 2017. Also Read - Delhi Shocker: 6 Men Reportedly Gangrape Woman at 5-star Hotel, 1 Arrested; Probe Underway

And now as the film is set to hit the silver screens on January 25, the Sena members have intensified the protest across the country. Also Read - Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Muzaffarpur Court Orders Salman Khan, Karan Johar And 7 Others to Appear

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The protest against the release of controversial movie reached Hapur district of UP on Monday after ticket counter of a cinema hall was vandalised by people claiming to be from Karni Sena and other fringe groups.

Bus vandalised in Gurugram:

A bus was vandalised by miscreants at the National Highway-8 in Gurugram on Monday over their objection to the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Padmaavat.

A mall in Haryana attacked with hammers and swords:



On January 22, the Sena members vandalised a mall in Kurukshetra, Haryana. Eyewitnesses said that a group of people opened fire first and then attacked the mall with hammers and swords. Kurukshetra Police said some of the miscreants have been identified and further investigation is being undertaken.

Gurgaon’s Raheja Mall Vandalised:

The fringe group members also attacked and vandalised shops in Raheja Mall, located on Sohna Road, Gurgaon, ‘Padmaavat’ is scheduled to be released on January 25. The eateries in the mall were mostly targeted by them. A group of nearly three dozen people with their faces covered first blocked the traffic on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway. They also gathered on the Narsinghpur stretch of the expressway and blocked the traffic for some time. (Also read: Ban Padmaavat or Give us Permission to End Life, Say Rajput Women)



DND Flyway Attacked in Noida:

On Sunday, Jan 21, members of the Karni Sena and other Rajput organisations protesting the release of Sanjay Leela Bnasali’s “Padmaavat” on January 25 damaged DND flyover toll plaza counters and set ablaze a barrier. The protesters were from the Karni Sena, Rajput Uthan Samiti, Kshatriya Sabha among others from Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Hapur and nearby areas, SP City, Arun Kumar Singh.

Kota’s Akash mall vandalised:

In Rajasthan’s Kota district people from the outfit vandalised and created chaos at the Akash mall. Wearing saffron scarves and carrying sticks, the protesters reportedly indulged in sloganeering against the movie director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Saint Paul’s Convent School in Madhya Pradesh attacked:

Not only theatres, the Rajput Karni Sena even vandalised a school in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh for performing the dance number ‘Ghoomar’. A few days back when students from grades one to five were dancing on ‘Ghoomar’ song during their annual day function in Saint Paul’s Convent School, members of the Karni Sena forcefully entered the premises and allegedly destroyed the school property.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to modify its earlier order on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus ‘Padmaavat’. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments had filed plea seeking modification in the apex court’s order, which had paved the way for the release of the controversial film.