New Delhi [India], February 14: YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia on Friday approached the Supreme Court seeking to club multiple FIRs filed against him across India over controversial comments made during his guest appearance on the show India’s Got Latent.
Senior advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, representing Allahabadia, mentioned the case before a bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, requesting an urgent hearing. Chandrachud informed the bench that multiple FIRs had been lodged against Allahabadia, and that Assam Police had summoned him for questioning on the matter.
CJI Khanna responded that oral mentionings would not be allowed and clarified that the case has been assigned a date for listing.
On February 11, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Guwahati Police had filed an FIR against Allahabadia, along with fellow YouTubers and social influencers Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, Apoorva Makhija, and others. The FIRs allege that the individuals were involved in promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit and vulgar discussions during their appearance on India’s Got Latent. In addition to Assam, FIRs have also been lodged against the group in Maharashtra.
The case has stirred significant controversy, with the influencers involved facing accusations of indecency and inappropriate content being aired to a large audience.