Amid allegations of hurting the religious sentiments of the Christian community, the makers of Sunny Deol's 'Jaat' have now removed a controversial scene after Christians demanded a ban on the film.

The makers on Friday released a statement and said, "There has been a backlash for a specific scene in the film. The scene has been removed from the film with immediate effect."

'Jaat' makers added that their intention was not to hurt any religious sentiments. "We deeply regret it and have taken a quick action of deleting the scene from the film. We sincerely apologise to everyone whose beliefs have been hurt," they said.

Earlier, a case was registered at Jalandhar's Sadar Police Station against actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda, Vineet Kumar Singh, director Gopichand Malineni, and producer Naveen Yerneni. They were accused of hurting religious sentiments because of a scene in 'Jaat'.

The Christian community raised strong objections to a scene where Randeep Hooda is shown standing inside a church, under a crucifix placed above the sacred pulpit, while people in the church are praying.

The case was filed under Section 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on a complaint by Vikalp Gold, a resident of Pholdiwal village in Jalandhar.

Source: India Today