Yo Yo Honey Singh’s request to seem earlier than the Maharashtra Cyber Cell at a later date has been rejected by the authorities. The Cyber Cell had summoned Honey Singh at this time (October 16) in reference to alleged objectionable remarks he made at a live performance. The rapper had requested he be allowed to seem for questioning on October 22 as a substitute.
Cyber Cell rejects Honey Singh’s request
As per ANI, Honey Singh claimed that he was unable to seem as a result of he was overseas. A senior Maharashtra Cyber Cell official stated that if Honey Singh fails to seem this time as properly, the method to problem a Look Out Round (LOC) in opposition to him may additionally be initiated.
Honey Singh sought further time from Maharashtra Cyber to seem earlier than the investigating officer after he didn’t flip up for questioning on October 5.
ANI quoted Maharashtra Cyber sources as saying that Honey Singh didn’t seem regardless of being summoned 3 times. The newest summons known as him to seem earlier than the Cell at this time, October 16.
He had been summoned by Maharashtra Cyber and was requested to seem earlier than officers in reference to a grievance filed in opposition to him over allegedly objectionable remarks made throughout a live performance.
What’s the case in opposition to Honey Singh
The summons was issued after an individual filed a grievance in opposition to Honey Singh over allegedly objectionable remarks made by the rapper throughout a live performance. The rapper is accused of constructing objectionable remarks throughout a efficiency.
In accordance with the grievance, the remarks made by the rapper through the efficiency prompted the complainant to strategy the authorities, following which Maharashtra Cyber issued a summons looking for his look for questioning.
The matter stays below investigation, and additional particulars are but to be acquired. This isn’t the primary time that the singer’s title has been tagged in an argument.
In Might this yr, the Delhi Excessive Courtroom directed the rapper to file an affidavit after a petition was moved by an organisation, Hindu Shakti Dal, alleging that the singer sang an objectionable track throughout his efficiency on the Indira Gandhi Stadium in 2025.
This involved his early underground hit, Quantity 1, which the rapper has since disowned. Nonetheless, it additionally submitted in courtroom that Honey Singh sang two strains from the track at a public live performance in Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on March 1, 2025.
On April 2, the Delhi Excessive Courtroom directed the Central Authorities to take down the URLs of the track Quantity 1 from all social media platforms and sharing platforms. The Delhi Excessive Courtroom stated that the track is obscene, vulgar and derogatory in the direction of girls, and it can’t be allowed within the title of inventive freedom and Freedom of Speech and expression.
The track was launched in 2006 by Honey Singh and Badshah, the petitioner stated.
(With ANI inputs)