Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya is once again in the news for the wrong reasons. The ’90s playback singer has now been accused of abusing and molesting a woman, during the Durga Puja celebrations.
It was only a little over a week ago that the singer courted controversy and shocked everyone by supporting the ban against Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali. He went on to add that “nation and patriotism” took priority over music and branded the maestro as a “dengue artist”.
And now he’s back again in the news with a sexual harassment complaint against him. According to media reports, the incident happened at the Lokhandwala Durga Puja pandal, of which Bhattacharya is one of the organisers. Reportedly, the victim had come there to watch noted singer Kailash Kher’s performance.
Due to a huge crowd gathering, the woman had to leave her seat and stand up to watch the show, when she felt Bhattacharya ‘touching her inappropriately’. After scolding the singer and objecting to his misconduct, which she said she would complain against, Bhattacharya threatened her of the ‘consequences’, reported ANI.
While this 34-year-old Andheri resident is livid and has filed an FIR against him at the Oshiwara police station, Mumbai, Abhijeet however claims to be ignorant and actually blamed the ‘anti-Hindu forces’.
When The Indian Express asked him about the incident, Bhattacharya texted back, saying, “No idea! It’s crowd management. Police and security do their job. Gate crash and nuisance is the main factor. We are also aware of anti-Hindu forces/ terrorist threats and sabotage of this Hindu Durga Puja. And that is working well for them (sic).”
We are so not surprised that Abhijeet came up with this ‘anti-Hindu’ angle, judging by his actions in the past. It’s time he took responsibility for his own actions.
Images via Facebook/Abhijeet Bhattacharya
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