An FIR was filed at Amboli station by the Bajrang Dal on Friday evening against  producers of the show 'House Arrest' on OTT platform Ullu for its 'obscene' content.

Meanwhile, the reality show has apparently been pulled down from the streaming platform. Ullu did not respond to calls and emails from this newspaper for a comment. However, news agency PTI reported that a search for the show yielded no results on Friday. 

Gautam Ravaria, co-convener, Bajrang Dal, said that they asked the producers to apologise for the show's content. "They stopped the streaming of the show but refused to apologise. So we filed the FIR," said Ravaria.

Apart from the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act, 1986, the FIR has added sections 296, 3 (5), and 67 of the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita for obscenity and common intention.

Earlier, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women and Hindu organisations have complained to the police and producers of the show, asking them to stop the telecast of the 'immoral' programme.

Rupali Chakankar, president of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, in her letter to the state police, said the host of the show, Ejaz Khan, asks participants obscene questions, encouraging women to remove their clothes. Such videos are coming to the fore through social media. Due to strong reaction from the public, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women has taken cognisance of the matter on its own initiative, said Chakankar.

Chakankar said that under Section 10(1) (f) (a) 3 (2) of the Office of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women Act, 1993, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women is empowered to receive complaints of women for consideration and to take cognisance of the matter. She called for a ban on the show's broadcast and added that the producers should be prosecuted under the I T Act, 2000, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act, 1986.

The Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, and Sanatan Sena have said that the show's content has caused outrage among the public. "Bajrang Dal warns you to immediately pull down your immoral porn show House Arrest and even ensure to stop showcasing pornographic contents on your platform which is posing a big danger to the social fabric of our society," said the letter from Mohan Salekar, Konkan Division minister, VHP.