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A team from Assam police has reached Pune to visit Samay Raina’s residence in Balewadi, Pune, on Thursday, to serve a notice in connection with an FIR filed against him and four others over alleged objectionable remarks made during the YouTube show India’s Got Latent.
The FIR, which has been registered in Guwahati on Monday, followed a complaint by Alok Boruah, who claimed the remarks has caused “serious harm to public decency.” Along with the comedian, the police has also booked YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, and social media influencers Ashish Chanchlani and Apoorva Mukhija.
The case has been filed under section of the IT Act, the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986 and the sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) relating to insulting woman’s modesty and obscene acts.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed the FIR on his social media handle. Post that a team from Assam arrived in Mumbai to serve notices, and later moved to Pune to visit Samay’s residence. However, he was not at his home as he is currently out of country.
What is Ranveer Allahbadia’s controversy?
YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia has been facing massive backlash online for his insensitive comment on Samay Raina’s show, India’s Got Latent. A complaint has also been filed against Ranveer, Samay, Apoorva Mukhija (who was also one of the guests on the episode) and the organisers of the show.
Earlier, Ranveer shared an apology video wherein he regretted saying what he said. Now, a couple of hours earlier, Samay ended his silence and revealed that he has deleted all the episodes of his show India’s Got Latent from his YouTube channel. He explained that whatever is happening is a bit too much for him to handle.
