Producers’ council spat: FIR filed on actor Vishal

FIR filed on actor Vishal

Actor-producer Vishal on Thursday was detained by police in Chennai for trying to break into the Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council (TFPC) office which was locked by one faction of the members, said police.

On Wednesday morning, some TFPC members had locked down the film body’s offices in T Nagar and Anna Salai, protesting against the mismanagement by Vishal and other office bearers. They demanded Vishal’s resignation and later had a meeting with Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami.

For about an hour, Vishal was trying to put across his points to the police. However, the police said that they were acting on orders from higher authorities. After a heated argument with the cops, the police detained Vishal, Mansoor Ali Khan and other members of TFPC.

Chennai police has registered a FIR against actor Vishal under CRPC section 151 (Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences) and 145 (Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause a breach of peace).