India, Feb. 15 -- A Mumbai court on Saturday ordered the city police to investigate a criminal complaint against film and television producer Ekta Kapoor over allegations of disrespecting Indian soldiers in one of her web series.

The Bandra magistrate's court has directed the police to submit a report by May 9 under section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which allows a magistrate to either conduct an inquiry into a complaint or instruct the police to do so.

The complaint was filed by YouTuber Vikas Pathak, also known as 'Hindustani Bhau.' It named Ekta Kapoor, her OTT platform Alt Balaji, and her parents, Shobha and Jeetendra Kapoor as accused.

According to the complaint, filed through advocate Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh, a web ...