Ajaz Khan, Producer Of House Arrest Booked Amid Row Over ‘Sex Positions’ Clip
The Mumbai Police on Friday booked actor Ajaz Khan, producer Rajkumar Pandey and others for alleged obscene content in the reality show ‘House Arrest’ streamed on Ullu App.
The FIR was filed based on a complaint by a Bajrang Dal activist, Gautam Ravriya. “Based on a complaint lodged by Gautam Ravriya, an activist of Bajrang Dal, the police registered a case against actor Ajaz Khan, producer Rajkumar Pandey of the ‘House Arrest’ web show and other persons from Ullu app,” said an official of Amboli police station.
The complaint comes after a clip of actor Ajaz Khan went viral online. In the video, he was seen asking the contestants of House Arrest, including women, to act out sex positions.
A row erupted after the clip went viral, and political party leaders too reacted to it. Several netizens also criticised the show by sharing a clip online.
Meanwhile, according to the official, in the complaint, the Bajrang Dal activist stated that he received several complaints about the vulgar content of the show and that many people sent personal messages to him to complain about it.
The complaint comes after a clip of actor Ajaz Khan went viral online. In the video, he was seen asking the contestants of House Arrest, including women, to act out sex positions.
A row erupted after the clip went viral, and political party leaders too reacted to it. Several netizens also criticised the show by sharing a clip online.
Meanwhile, according to the official, in the complaint, the Bajrang Dal activist stated that he received several complaints about the vulgar content of the show and that many people sent personal messages to him to complain about it.
Ajaz Khan, the host of the show, along with Rajkumar, the producer of House Arrest, have been charged under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
Ullu App Pulls Down House Arrest Show
Amid the controversy, Ullu App pulled down the show from Ullu App, as per a PTI report on Friday. “Your search for ‘House Arrest’ did not find any matches”, states the message that appears on the site after searching for the show.
NCW Summons Ajaz Khan, CEO Of Ullu App
The complaint came hours after the National Commission for Women (NCW) issued summons to actor Ajaz Khan and Vibhu Agarwal, CEO of the Ullu App, over the viral clip. NCW also slammed the platform for ‘promoting vulgarity and violating consent’.
Earlier on Thursday, Maharashtra BJP MLC Chitra Wagh demanded an immediate ban on ‘House Arrest’. She alleged that the content of the show is obscene and harmful to society, especially to children.
“Ajaz Khan, who calls himself an actor, has created a show called ‘House Arrest’, which is nothing but the epitome of obscenity. Clips from this show, streamed on the Ullu app, are now circulating freely on social media, and they are extremely vulgar,” she said.