Jimmy Sheirgill booked among 35 crew members for defying the Covid rules

On Tuesday night, actor Jimmy Sheirgill, national award-winning director Eeshwar Nivas along with 35 crew members were booked for defying the Covid lockdown while shooting for the web series, Your Honor, in Ludhiana. A report by ANI read, “Actor Jimmy Shergill, director Eeshwar Nivas & 35 others have been booked for violating COVID-induced curfew while shooting for a web series in Ludhiana last night.” Your Honor’s team was shooting at the city’s Arya Senior Secondary School during the curfew hours, police officials revealed.

According to a report by The Indian Express, Sub-inspector Maninder Kaur from division number 1 police station, told the portal that the FIR has been registered against actor Jimmy Sheirgill, director Eshwar Niwas, and crew members Akashdeep Singh and Mandeep Singh. Not just them, but 33 unidentified persons have also been booked.

 

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The report further revealed that Kaur said 100-150 people were gathered on location when the police team visited the spot on Tuesday night and this was a violation of Covid curfew guidelines. The FIR has been registered under sections 188 (disobedience to the order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life) of IPC and section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act. Eshwar Niwas, Akashdeep Singh and Mandeep Singh were granted bail on the spot.

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