Maggi Controversy: Bihar Court Orders Case Against Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Preity Zinta

A district court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur directed the police today to register an First Information Report or FIR against two Nestle officials and film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta, who have featured in the Maggi advertisements and arrest them if required. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ramchandra Prasad directed Kazi Mohammadpur Police Station to register the FIR against the five and investigate the complaint. The court also directed the police to go for arrest if required in the course of investigation. RELATED Nepal Bans Import and Sale of Maggi Noodles Sale of Maggi Noodles Banned in Bihar for a Month Food Safety Regulator FSSAI's Statement Ordering Recall of 9 Variants of Maggi Noodles The order came during the hearing of a case filed by lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha yesterday. The petition had named Managing Director of Nestle Mohan Gupta, its Joint Director Sabab Alam and the three film stars who have featured in Maggi ads at different times. The complainant claimed that he purchased Maggi from a shop at Lenin chowk of Muzaffarpur on May 30 and that he was taken ill after he ate it. This prompted him to file a case against Nestle, the maker of the noodles and the film stars who are the product's brand ambassadors.

A day after an FIR was registered against Amitabh Bachchan for endorsing Maggi noodles, the Bollywood megastar said he hasn’t received any legal notice until now and that he will fully cooperate when he gets it. Amitabh Bachchan, who promoted the brand before Madhuri Dixit was roped in, said in a statement: “I haven’t received any notice till now. As soon as I get it, will put it up with my lawyers. We will fully cooperate. I do not endorse Maggi now. I had stopped almost two years ago. My services to Nestle as per my contract are finished and over,” added Amitabh Bachchan. Earlier, a district court in Muzzafarpur had directed police on June 2 to register an FIR against two Nestle officials and Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta, who have appeared in Maggi noodles’ advertisements. 

The court also directed the police to go for arrest if required in the course of investigation. The petition had named Managing Director of Nestle Mohan Gupta, its Joint Director Sabab Alam and the three film stars Amitabh, Madhuri and Preity, who have featured in Maggi ads at different times. The complainant claimed that he purchased Maggi from a shop at Lenin chowk of Muzaffarpur on May 30 and that he was taken ill after he ate it. This prompted him to file a case against Nestle, the maker of the noodles and the film stars who are the product’s brand ambassadors.