YouTuber and Comedian Samay Raina on Saturday appeared before the Assam Police in Guwahati in connection with a case filed against him and four others for allegedly promoting obscenity on a publicly accessible online show.
Raina had earlier informed the police that he was out of the country. He appeared before the investigating officer of the Crime Branch, Guwahati Police.
"He was examined and his statement recorded in connection with the case," an officer said.
A case was registered by Guwahati Police against Raina and other YouTubers and social media influencers on February 10. The others included popular personalities like Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, Apoorva Makhija, among others. The case was registered for promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit and vulgar discussion in a publicly accessible online show, causing a serious harm to public decency and morality.
Guwahati Police's Crime Branch had registered a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), read with sections of the IT Act, Cinematograph Act 1952 and Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.
Earlier, Allahbadia had appeared before Guwahati Police on March 7 and was questioned for over four hours.
The police said the influencer had cooperated and assured further cooperation during the course of investigation, including coming to Guwahati whenever he is called.
The Supreme Court had granted him protection from arrest but had termed his remarks "vulgar".
Chanchlani, was the first to appear before the police on February 27 and was granted anticipatory bail by the Guwahati High Court on February 7.
Singh and Makhiija are yet to appear before the police. The two have replied to the summons via email saying they are out of the country.
Besides the five YouTubers, the owner of the place where the shooting of the controversial show took place has also been named in the FIR, he added.
Raina had earlier informed the police that he was out of the country. He appeared before the investigating officer of the Crime Branch, Guwahati Police.
"He was examined and his statement recorded in connection with the case," an officer said.
A case was registered by Guwahati Police against Raina and other YouTubers and social media influencers on February 10. The others included popular personalities like Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, Apoorva Makhija, among others. The case was registered for promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit and vulgar discussion in a publicly accessible online show, causing a serious harm to public decency and morality.
Guwahati Police's Crime Branch had registered a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), read with sections of the IT Act, Cinematograph Act 1952 and Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.
Earlier, Allahbadia had appeared before Guwahati Police on March 7 and was questioned for over four hours.
The police said the influencer had cooperated and assured further cooperation during the course of investigation, including coming to Guwahati whenever he is called.
The Supreme Court had granted him protection from arrest but had termed his remarks "vulgar".
Chanchlani, was the first to appear before the police on February 27 and was granted anticipatory bail by the Guwahati High Court on February 7.
Singh and Makhiija are yet to appear before the police. The two have replied to the summons via email saying they are out of the country.
Besides the five YouTubers, the owner of the place where the shooting of the controversial show took place has also been named in the FIR, he added.
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