The Bengaluru rural police have summoned singer Sonu Nigam for questioning over a recent comment he made allegedly linking a Kannada song request to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, even as he insisted he was “entitled to take offence for someone as young as my son threatening me directly in front of thousands”.
Sonu Nigam has been asked to appear next week before the police over the remark made during a concert at a Bengaluru college, officials said on Monday.
C K Baba, Superintendent of Police (Bengaluru Rural), said, “Given the seriousness of the matter, an inspector has been assigned to investigate the case thoroughly.”
The Avalahalli police registered an FIR on Sunday under sections 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 352(1) (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace), and 353 (public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
