Nawazuddin Siddiqui's brother Ayazuddin has been booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after posting objectionable content on Facebook.

However, Ayazuddin has denied the allegations. While speaking to a leading news agency, he said "Someone posted a derogatory picture of Lord Shiva. I confronted him and wrote you should not share posts that hurt anyone's sentiments. Instead a case was filed against me. Charges should be investigated."

Reportedly, an activist of Hindu Yuva Vahini in Muzzaffarnagar, Bharat Thakur has filed an FIR.

The police said they are investigating whether Ayazuddin's phone was used to post the picture. The police said the actor's brother did not want to hurt anyone... and "his comments condemned the derogatory picture but by mistake he may have copied the picture while commenting on it."

Nawazuddin's family hails from Budhana in Muzaffarnagar district. In 2016, the actor and his brother were forced to pull out of a Ramlila show in his hometown, after Shiv Sena activists opposed it apparently because he was a Muslim.

Nawazuddin and his brother were stopped from participating in Ramlila in 2016. The party's then youth leader Aditya Thackeray said he spoke to "Nawazuddin Siddiqui ji to convey that the party does not endorse the reason because of which he was prevented from performing at the Ramlila in UP."

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