Goa Police have registered a case against model Milind Soman for allegedly promoting obscenity after he recently posted a picture of himself
Panaji: Goa Police have registered a case against model Milind Soman for allegedly promoting obscenity, after he recently posted a picture of himself running nude on a beach in the state to mark his birthday, a police official said on Saturday.
The case was registered on Friday, a day after Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM), a political outfit, lodged a complaint in this connection, he said.
Milind Soman
Soman had shared his picture on his Instagram profile, which showed him running nude on a beach to mark his 55th birthday.
"Soman has been booked under IPC section 294 (obscene act in public place) and section 67 of the Information and Technology Act after the complaint by Goa Suraksha Manch," Superintendent of Police (South) Pankaj Kumar Singh said.
Milind Soman and Poonam Pandey
In the Instagram post, Soman gave the photo credit to his wife Ankita Konwar.
The GSM in its complaint has alleged that the model had indulged in obscenity at a public place. It also said that the picture projected Goa in a wrong manner.
