New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear influencer Ranveer Allahbadia’s plea today (Feb 18), seeking the clubbing of multiple FIRs filed against him for allegedly making obscene remarks on comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube show, India’s Got Latent. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh is likely to take up the case.
Abhinav Chandrachud, the son of former CJI DY Chandrachud, had sought an urgent listing of the matter in the apex court on Friday.
Here are top 10 updates on the row
- YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia has remained unreachable to investigation agencies. This was claimed in a joint statement by Mumbai and Guwahati Police.
- Police said Allahbadia is yet to respond to investigation agencies after being named in FIRs filed by the Maharashtra Cyber Department, Guwahati Police and Jaipur Police in connection with the case.
- The Maharashtra Cyber Cell has issued a summons for Allahbadia. He has been asked to appear before the cops on February 24. Meanwhile, comedian Samay Raina has been asked to appear before the Cyber Cell on February 18.
- The National Commission for Women (NCW) has also summoned Allahbadia, Samay Raina and others to appear at its office in New Delhi on Monday. NCW has taken serious note of the vulgar and offensive remarks made by content creators Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, Apoorva Makhija, Jaspreet Singh, and Ashish Chanchlani, along with the show’s producers, Tushar Poojari and Saurabh Bothra.
- Many of those summoned failed to appear, citing personal safety concerns, prior international commitments and logistical difficulties.
- Allahbadia informed the Commission that he had been receiving death threats. He has requested a new hearing date after three weeks. NCW rescheduled the hearing for March 6 after accepting his request.
- Samay Raina, who is presently in the US for a pre-planned tour, assured NCW that he would be available for a hearing after his return to the country. The Commission accepted his request.
- Raina issued a public apology. “Everything that has been happening has been too much for me to handle. I have removed all India’s Got Latent videos from my channel. My only objective was to make people laugh and have a good time. I will fully cooperate with all agencies to ensure their inquiries are concluded fairly. Thank you,” he said on social media.
- The controversy sparked off due to Allahbadia’s remarks on “parents and sex” on ‘India’s Got Latent’.
- The show has been removed from YouTube
