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India's Chief Film Censor Arrested For Allegedly Taking Bribes For Film Certificates

The Associated Press , 19 Aug, 2014 02:07 PM
    NEW DELHI - Police say they have arrested the head of India's film censorship board for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for speeding up the approval of a film.
     
    Police said a court in Mumbai charged the head of the Central Board of Film Certification, Rakesh Kumar, on Tuesday.
     
    Investigators arrested two other men last week after setting up a sting operation in which the suspects allegedly sought 70,000 rupees, or about $1,150, on Kumar's behalf.
     
    Indian cinema is strictly censored, with graphic violence, sex and swearing mostly banned.
     
    Getting a film certified can be a slow process, and bribes are believed to be relatively common in the $3 billion Bollywood film industry to speed things along.

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