Dehradun, Apr 13 (PTI) Haryanvi singer Masoom Sharma has been booked for allegedly using indecent, obscene and offensive language from the stage during a DAV College event here, police said on Monday.
Dehradun Superintendent of Police (City) Pramod Kumar said that based on videos surfacing on social media regarding the incident and a complaint filed by Pranchal Nauni, a student representative of the ‘Satyam Shivam’ student organisation at the college, a case was registered against the singer on Sunday.
The complaint alleged that during the event on Saturday, which was organised by the students’ union, Sharma hurt the sentiments of the students and members of the general public present at the venue.
The SP informed that a case under Sections 296, 352, 79, and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered, and an investigation into the matter has been initiated.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had also attended this event, but he left the venue before Sharma’s alleged misconduct took place. Umesh Sharma Kau, the BJP MLA from the Raipur constituency, was present at the time. PTI DPT APL
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