FIR against actor Ajaz Khan and producer of 'House Arrest' web show for its 'obscene' content

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have registered an FIR against actor Ajaz Khan, producer Rajkumar Pandey and others for alleged obscene content in their web show House Arrest, an official said.

The web show, hosted by Khan, is streamed on the Ullu app.

"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 web show 'House Arrest' and other persons from Ullu app," the official of Amboli police station said on Friday.

As per the complaint, the web show contained obscene language, and the acts performed in the show insulted the modesty of women, he said.

"The complainant mentioned 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," he added.

The producer and the host 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, the official said.

In the video clips of the web show that have gone viral on social media, Khan is seen putting pressure on contestants, including women, to act out intimate situations. He also asks the participants some vulgar questions.

On Thursday, Maharashtra BJP MLC Chitra Wagh demanded an immediate ban on 'House Arrest', alleging its content is obscene and harmful to society, especially to children.

She also urged Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw to take strict action against mobile applications that promote such content.

Speaking out against the show, Wagh stated, "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."