NCW summons Nora Fatehi, Sanjay Dutt and lyricist Raqueeb Alam, asks them to appear on March 24

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging obscenity and vulgarity in the song “Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke. It has issued summons to Nora Fatehi, Sanjay Dutt, lyricist Raqueeb Alam, Venkat K. Narayana (Producer, KVN Group), and Kiran Kumar (Director).

The Sarke Chunar controversy row doesn't seem to slow down even after the makers have taken down the Hindi version of Sarse Ninna Seraga Sarse from Dhruva Sarja's KD: The Devil.

In a fresh turn of events, the National Commission for Women (NCW) have issued summons to Nora Fatehi, Sanjay Dutt, lyricist Raqueeb Alam, Venkat K. Narayana (Producer, KVN Group), and Kiran Kumar (Director).

In a statement issued on X, NCW wrote, "The National Commission for Women, in exercise of its powers under the NCW Act, 1990, has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging obscenity and vulgarity in the song “Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke.”"

The post highlighted that the contents of the song appear to be sexually suggestive which have attracted the notice.

"Observing that the content prima facie appears to be sexually suggestive, objectionable, and violative of provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, IT Act, and POCSO Act, the Commission has taken serious note of the matter," the statement read.

"Summons have been issued to Actress Nora Fatehi, Raqueeb Alam, Actor Sanjay Dutt, Venkat K. Narayana (Producer, KVN Group), and Kiran Kumar (Director) directing them to appear before the Commission. They have been asked to appear on 24.03.2026 at 12:30 PM along with relevant documents," the statement said.

The NCW also warned of appropriate actions in the case of failure to appear. "Failure to appear may invite appropriate action as per law."

The summons come just after Director Prem, who have allegedly written the lyrics of the Kannada version of the song which was translated word-by-word to Hindi, as claimed by lyricist Raqueeb Alam, defended the lyrics and said that the song is a "victim of misinterpretation".

In a social media post, Prem offered a cautious apology for the "mistake" that hurt public sentiments. He claimed the suggestive lyrics were meant as wordplay about a bottle, a twist he saved for the end to spark interest.

Prem also assured that a revised, "family-friendly" version is set to drop soon.