Papon kissing row: Assam Police register case against singer

PaponThe police in Assams capital town Guwahati have registered a case against Assambased singer and musician Angarag Mahanta who is popularly known as Papon after a video showing him kissing a minor participant of a musical event went viral on internet Commissioner of Police Guwahati Hiren Nath on Saturday said a case has been registered against the popular singer and musical icon after they received a letter from the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights SCPCR in AssamThe place of occurrence of the incident is out of state However we received a letter from the SCPCR State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Assam yesterday asking us to register a case and investigate the matter As per the SCPCR letter we have registered a case under section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act said Nath while adding that they would investigate the matterIn a video that went viral on social media Papon is seen celebrating Holi with the contestants of the singing reality show The Voice India Kids The artiste who is also one of the judges on the show can be seen planting a kiss on the minor girls lipsMeanwhile millions of people in Assam and particularly the youth have come out on the streets to support the popular musical icon who has been facing severe criticism over the video that went viral on internet depicting the musician in bad lightWe are here for supporting Papon da He is a nice person and we dont think he had any bad intention behind the incident The girl was a minor one and she is like his daughter Its a pure act of affection for a disciple and nothing else However a section is trying to malign the image of the musical icon said a group of students and youths who called themselves as Paponist a kind of fan club of PaponAssams musical icon Zubeen Garg also termed the controversy as unnecessary and said that Papon had no bad intention behind the actIm sorry about the incident that happened with Papon He called me up today and we spoke for some time I saw his statement also I know him from a long time I dont think he had any intention to do itIts a simple incident which became viral in social media So chill out be calm and enjoy ur moments everyday We are musicians we love people and we are there only bcoz of the people Salute comrades Our music is our bonding said Zubeen on his facebook account while supporting PaponCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever