Sexual molestation complaint filed against Papon for kissing minor girl
A Supreme Court lawyer spotted a Facebook Live posted by the singer in which he is seen forcefully kissing a minor girl from his reality show 'Voice of Inda Kids'
Bollywood singer Papon is now under the scanner after a Supreme Court lawyer, Runa Bhuyan, filed a complaint against himwith the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (POSCO) for allegedly kissing a minor girl on his reality show, 'Voice Of India Kids'.
Runa spotted the video posted in the form of Facebook Live on Tuesday on Papon's own social media profile -- seen celebrating Holi with the contestants, singing and dancing with them on the song Rang Barse before heapplies colour to a minor girl and allegedly kisses her forcibly. If observed closely, the minor looks visibly flushed after the incident.
Runa found his act objectionable and classified it as an act of "sexual assault".
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The complaint with POCSO reads:"I am shocked to see the behaviour of the said singer Angarag Papon Mahanta towards a minor girl where he is seen to be applying colours on a minor girl and inappropriately kissing the said girl. On seeing the video, I am seriously concerned regarding the safety and security of minor girl participating in reality shows across India."She also suggested that guidelines need to be set up to protect children from "such assaults" in reality shows.
Papon is currently one of the judges on Voice India Kids along with singers Shaan and Himmesh Reshammiya.
The Assamese singer, known for his popular numbers from Hindi films such as Barfi!, Befikre, Sultan, Dum Laga Ke Haisha among others, hasn't reacted to the complaint. The police are yet to file a case against him.