Mumbai Police register case against rapper for composing 'anti-govt' song
Mumbai Police have registered a case against rapper Umesh Khade for his song allegedly against government and the administrative system, an official said on Sunday.
With this, the Maharashtra Police have registered cases against two different rappers in a week for allegedly targeting the government.
In the latest case, a complaint was filed by an official of the Mumbai Police's Crime Intelligence Unit.
Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on Friday against rapper Umesh Khade, who stays in Wadala area of Mumbai, for his song "Bhongli keli janata" (referring to sufferings faced by people), the official said.
Khade had uploaded the song on a social media platform having the account name Shambho, and the song went viral, he said.
The case was registered against Khade under Sections 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace), 505(2) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill will between classes) of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 67 (publishing or ...