Calcutta HC quashes FIR against Mithun Chakraborty over his 'controversial' speech during Bengal polls

The Calcutta High Court has quashed an FIR filed against BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty over an alleged controversial speech he made during the Bengal elections earlier this year.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed a first information report (FIR) filed against veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty over an alleged controversial speech he made during the hotly contested West Bengal elections earlier this year.

The bench, headed by Justice Kaushik Chanda, stayed further probe into the matter.