RGV skips appearance before police in derogatory posts case

Controversial film director Ram Gopal Varma skipped appearing before the police in the case registered against him for alleged derogatory social media posts against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Deputy CM.

Ram Gopal Varma was directed to appear before the investigating officer at Maddipadu police station in Prakasam district on Tuesday for questioning.

The



filmmaker has sought four days’ time to appear before the investigating office. The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday declined to grant interim relief to the him.

The court made it clear that it cannot order similar to the grant of bail in a quash petition. RGV, as the filmmaker is popularly known, had sought interim orders exempting him from appearance before the investigating officer.