Haryana Police files FIR against Badshah for ‘vulgar’ lyrics, scenes in latest track 'Tateeree'
Chandigarh (PTI): Haryana Police on Friday registered an FIR against rapper-musician Badshah based on a complaint lodged by a Panchkula resident, alleging the use of objectionable lyrics and visuals in his recently released Haryanvi music video, ‘Tateeree’.
The FIR was registered at the cybercrime police station in Panchkula under sections 3 and 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, and BNS Section 296 (obscene acts and songs).
The Panchkula resident had lodged the complaint seeking action against “objectionable lyrics and scenes” in the music video ‘Tateeree’ released recently by Badshah.
The Haryana State Commission for Women has also taken cognisance of the song and issued a summons to the popular rapper.
The commission's chairperson, Renu Bhatia, said on Friday, “We have summoned Badshah on March 13. He should clarify why such lyrics and scenes were used in the song.”
According to the FIR filed by Haryana Police, the complainant said that recently a song/video titled ‘Tateeree’ was released on the official YouTube channel of singer Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, aka Badshah, which had gone viral.
The song contains some words and visuals which are highly offensive and send a wrong message to society, the complainant claimed, seeking strict action against Badshah as per the law.
The video shows girls in school uniform in a school-like environment called ‘Badshala’, a distortion of the term ‘pathshala’, the complainant alleged, according to the FIR.
It also flagged the alleged use of indecent and obscene lyrics by Badshah.
Showing a sacred environment like a school in this way will have a wrong effect on the minds of children and youth, and promote crime against girls, the complainant alleged.
A police officer in Panchkula said, “An FIR has been registered based on the complaint we received, and an investigation is underway.”
Haryana Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda said the government has taken cognisance of the music video and the alleged objectionable lyrics and scenes in it.
“The manner in which school girls are projected in the song is condemnable. Showing our culture in this manner is not acceptable. The government has taken strong cognisance of the matter,” Dhanda said.
Asked if permission was sought for showing a state transport bus in the video, the minister said, “Directions have been issued to find out to which depot the bus belonged. Action will be taken against its driver and conductor.”
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Mangaluru police flag fake ‘sea breeze marathon’ Instagram campaign, urge public caution
Mangaluru: Police have flagged a fake marathon campaign being widely circulated on Instagram under the name “Sea Breeze Marathon” and warned the public against falling prey to a suspected cyber fraud network.
The purported post, which began circulating on April 3, claims to offer prize money of Rs 2.51 lakh for a 5 km race, Rs 3.5 lakh for a 10 km race, and Rs 5 lakh for a 21 km race. It also urges participants to register in advance. However, officials have clarified that no such marathon has been organised in Mangaluru.
The poster also promises to provide participants with free sports shoes, goodies bags and refreshments, in order to lure people.
Police suspect that the poster is part of a cyber fraud attempt designed to lure users into registering through fraudulent links.
Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy cautioned that registering through such links could lead to mobile phone hacking and financial loss.
The campaign is also being amplified through a viral video featuring songs from popular movies, along with visuals of people participating in marathons, allegedly sourced from existing footage, giving the content a sense of authenticity and misleading people.
When Vartha Bharati conducted a reverse image search, the video was traced back to marathons held in Mumbai, further confirming that the circulating content is not related to any event in Mangaluru.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Commissioner Reddy confirmed that the campaign is fake and that no organisation has approached authorities seeking permission for conducting a marathon, including traffic or road clearances.
“So far, no complaint has been lodged, and no victim of the campaign has been reported,” he said.
