A FIR has been lodged against Hardik Pandya. A complaint has been filed against him at Shivaji Nagar police station in Bengaluru, stating that he has insulted the national flag during celebrations at Narendra Modi Stadium after the World Cup victory. India won the World Cup for the second time at Ahmedabad, and after that, Indian star Hardik Pandya was seen wrapping the Indian flag over his jersey. After that, he was seen to have some quality time with his girlfriend, Maheika Sharma. A Pune-based lawyer, Wajed Khan Bidkar, has filed this complaint at Shivaji Nagar police station in Bengaluru. He has requested that action be taken against Hardik Pandya.

What happened?

The complaint states that many videos of Team India players' celebrations have been seen, where in one video, Hardik was seen dancing and running on the field with the national flag wrapped around his shoulder. In another video, Hardik was seen lying on the podium with his girlfriend while wrapped in the flag.

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The complainant told news agency ANI, “You must have seen the T20 World Cup here. Hardik Pandya was dancing with his girlfriend in celebration of his victory. The national flag was tied to his back... According to Section 2 of the 1971 National Flag Act, we should respect the dignity of the national flag. However, Hardik Pandya was so lost in the celebration of his victory that he was lying with his girlfriend, wearing the national flag... I believe it is an insult to the national flag.”

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Since the incident occurred in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Bengaluru police allegedly refused to accept his complaint. However, Hardik has not yet spoken about this entire incident. For now, he is spending time with his family after the World Cup. He will later join the Mumbai Indians camp.