Singer Papon Kisses Minor Girl Contestant Of Reality Show On FB Live Video, FIR Filed

Among the singers that have quickly risen to the top, there is Angarag ‘Papon’ Mahanta. The singer who once crooned Assamese numbers like ‘Ramdhenu’ weaved magic with his voice and was soon churning out one hit after another. However, recent circumstances surrounding the singer has left us in shock.

An FIR has been registered against Papon by an Advocate Runa Bhuyan who saw a video on the Singer’s Facebook page where he is seen kissing a minor girl. The girl is a contestant on the reality show ‘Voice of India Kids’.

The kids on the show were celebrating an early Holi in his van when the incident happened. In the Facebook live video that was being streamed by the crew, the singer can be seen grabbing the girl’s cheeks and planting a kiss on her. Papon tells the cameraman to stop recording after he is heard saying “Arey ye kya ho raha hai?” possibly from the shock of witnessing the incident.

The Supreme Court Advocate in her complaint has expressed her concern regarding the absence of any woman in the singer’s van.

She further added,

“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.” Surprisingly, though there are number of minor girls present inside the van, not a single female member of the crew is seen to be present.”

Partha Gogoi, Papon’s manager,  spoke to G Plus and said that the act was not meant to hurt the sentiments of any individual and that it was not wrong in any manner. He added they saw no reason to pull down the video from the official Facebook page of Papon.

He added that the girl’s father has also issued a statement requesting media channels to not “drag the issue.” As per latest developments, Papon Fan Club (Paponist) has lodged an FIR against 40 social media accounts at Dispur Police Station, on Thursday. His fans are of the opinion that it’s a pre-planned conspiracy to defame the artist.

You can watch the video of the incident here:

https://www.facebook.com/AngaraagPAPONMahanta/videos/10156115106999004/

Each day we see minors being exposed to such trauma and forceful physical contact and to see such a prominent celebrity propagating the same is very disturbing. Moreover, dismissing the allegations saying there’s nothing wrong when so many people have witnessed the incident is just being in denial. Papon owes his entire audience an apology and an explanation.

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