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Arrest warrant issued against Dhoni

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Having failed to respond to the court summons thrice, Dhoni now faces an arrest warrant against him. © Cricbuzz

A local court in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, has issued an arrest warrant against Mahendra Singh Dhoni after a complaint was lodged against the Indian skipper for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.

The arrest warrant was issued after Dhoni failed to appear before the court despite three summons. The court directed the police to present Dhoni before it on July 16th. The case refers to a picture on the cover of 'Business Today' in its April 2013 edition.

Dhoni was portrayed as the Hindu God 'Vishnu' with a sub-title named 'God of Big Deals' and holding products of several companies including a shoe in his hand.

A local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) member, Y Shyam Sundar, had filed the petition at a court in Ananthpur in February this year saying Dhoni had hurt the religious sentiments of millions of Hindus by denigrating a god revered by them. The court took up the matter on Tuesday, and ordered the arrest warrant against the Indian captain as he had failed to reply to the summons. Similar petitions have been filed against Dhoni in Delhi, Pune and other cities.

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