Updated on: Dec 21, 2025 05:42 pm IST
The man allegedly stormed into the stage, shouting ‘divulge a secular song’, when Lagnajita Chakraborty used to be performing
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Kolkata: A particular person used to be arrested for allegedly harassing Lagnajita Chakraborty, a current Bengali singer, for no longer singing a “secular” song at a concert in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district on Saturday, police acknowledged.
“We agree with arrested the lone accused in the case Mehboob Mallik. He used to be one of the most organisers and one of the most house owners of the college where the event took space. Investigation is occurring. We agree with additionally initiated a departmental enquiry in opposition to the officer of the native police space,” Mitun Kumar Dey, acting superintendent of police of East Midnapore district told the media.
The incident took space on Saturday when Chakraborty used to be performing on the stage for the length of an annual day feature of a non-public college in Bhagabanpur.
“I started performing around 7 pm. By 7.45 pm I had already sung seven songs. The closing song ‘Jago Ma’ used to be from a Bengali film which used to be no longer too lengthy previously released. I seen a particular person storming into the stage. He wished to beat me up. When he used to be stopped by others he started shouting ‘Onek Jago Maa hoyeche. Ebar ektu secular gaa (Ample of Jago Maa, now divulge a secular song). I told the audience what took space, and stopped the trace. I went to the Bhagabanpur police space and lodged a criticism,” Chakraborty told the media.
The accused’s brother, alternatively, alleged that Chakraborty had demanded more cash and stopped the trace halfway.
“This device used to be running slack. She acquired offended with this and demanded more cash. When she used to be singing a song, the organisers requested her to divulge a secular song. She all of a sudden acquired infuriated and stopped the dwell trace,” Masud Mallik, brother of the accused.
The incident induced a political row with the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) alleging that the accused used to be a local TMC chief.
“Mallik is a TMC chief. When Chakraborty went to hotel a criticism with the police, the officer guilty of Bhagabanpur police space tried to persuade her no longer to file a criticism. Within the meantime, Mallik and his aides gheraoed the police space,” Shanku Deb Panda, BJP chief, told the media.
“It is BJP’s aged game knowing to exclaim each incident to the TMC. The incident took space in a non-public college and the accused is a co-owner of the college. The police agree with already initiated action,” Arup Chakraborty, TMC chief, told the media.
