The Thane police on Wednesday registered a non-cognisable (NC) offence on charge of defamation against NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad for his comments on 'The Kerala Story' movie, an official said.

The offence was registered by the Vartak Nagar police under Indian Penal Code Section 500 (defamation) after an activist filed a complaint against Awhad for allegedly defaming the film by claiming that it was based on fake incidents, said the official from the police station.