<p>A 17-year-old brother of a Muslim singer, who courted controversy for singing a bhajan, was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants here, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The victim, Khursheed, is the cousin of singer Farmani Naaz, police said.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Saturday night at Muhammadpur Mafi village in Ratanpuri, Superintendent of Police (rural) Atul Shrivastava said.</p>.Five held for shaving man's head, forcing him to drink urine in Uttar Pradesh.<p>'The body has been sent for post-mortem examination. We have lodged an FIR and initiated investigation,' he said.</p>.<p><em>Har Har Shambhu</em>, a devotional song praising Lord Shiva was sung by Naaz last year with a Deoband cleric terming it “un-Islamic” and “haram” (forbidden).</p>.<p> Naaz, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, defended herself saying artistes do not have a religion and that she has not erred.</p>.<p> She also participated in Season 12 of the singing reality show Indian Idol and her YouTube channel has more than 4.5 million subscribers. </p>
<p>A 17-year-old brother of a Muslim singer, who courted controversy for singing a bhajan, was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants here, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The victim, Khursheed, is the cousin of singer Farmani Naaz, police said.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Saturday night at Muhammadpur Mafi village in Ratanpuri, Superintendent of Police (rural) Atul Shrivastava said.</p>.Five held for shaving man's head, forcing him to drink urine in Uttar Pradesh.<p>'The body has been sent for post-mortem examination. We have lodged an FIR and initiated investigation,' he said.</p>.<p><em>Har Har Shambhu</em>, a devotional song praising Lord Shiva was sung by Naaz last year with a Deoband cleric terming it “un-Islamic” and “haram” (forbidden).</p>.<p> Naaz, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, defended herself saying artistes do not have a religion and that she has not erred.</p>.<p> She also participated in Season 12 of the singing reality show Indian Idol and her YouTube channel has more than 4.5 million subscribers. </p>