Police asked to file report on Honey Singh's 'obscene' lyrics

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Press Trust of India Ambala
Last Updated : Feb 27 2013 | 8:10 PM IST
A judicial magistrate court here has directed the police to inquire into the alleged obscene lyrics of Punjabi rapper Honey Singh and asked them to file a report by April 4.
Judicial Magistrate (JMIC) Hitesh Garg asked Station House Officer of Baldev Nagar to inquire into the alleged obscene lyrics used by Singh in his songs and file the report to the court by April 4.
Sanjay Khera, a local resident, had filed a complaint under sections of IPC related to obscenity offences on January 3 against Singh demanding ban on his music albums.
In the complaint moved through advocate Sandeep Sachdeva, Khera had pleaded that Singh's songs were vulgar and obscene in nature, and not fit to be aired.
Khera today produced two CDs of Honey Singh in the court which allegedly included few vulgar songs.
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First Published: Feb 27 2013 | 8:10 PM IST

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