‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ actor Munmun Dutta has been booked under SC and ST Act for using casteist slur in a recent video.

According to Times of India, the FIR was filed after a complaint by Rajat Kalsan, convenor of the National Alliance for Dalit Human Rights, on May 11.

In the ‘controversial’ video, Munmun says that she wants to look good and used a casteist slur  while getting ready.

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This led to an outrage on social media where several objected to the usage of the term.

Munmun  had claimed she used the wrong word ‘because of her language barrier’ and added she was genuinely misinformed about its meaning.

Dutta had taken to Twitter on Monday to put her side of the story.

“This is in reference to a video that I posted yesterday wherein one word used by me has been misinterpreted. It was never said with the intent of insult, intimidate, humiliate or hurt anyone’s feelings.

“I sincerely would like to apologise to every single person who has been unintentionally hurt by the usage of the word and I sincerely regret the same,” she added.

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But seems it was too late .

The Hansi police lodged the FIR against Dutta under various provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The complainant has alleged that Dutta made derogatory remarks against people belonging to the scheduled caste. Police said Kalsan had submitted a written complaint and a CD containing Dutta’s purported video to the Hansi police superintendent on May 11.

Acting on the complaint, Hansi Superintendent of Police Nikita Gehlot had ordered the registration of an FIR against her.