Seems like there is no respite anytime soon for comedian Samay Raina, Youtuber Ranveer Allahbadia and the others panel members of the latest episode of India's Got Latent as another FIR has been filed against them for "promoting sexually explicit and vulgar discussion". The FIR has been filed by Assam Police and the information was shared by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma himself.
Sarma took to his official X handle and wrote that the Guwahati Police has registered an FIR against Samay, Ranveer, Ashish Chanchlani, Apoorva Mukhija, Jaspreet Singh and others, "for promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit and vulgar discussion in a show titled India's Got Latent".
Today @GuwahatiPol has registered an FIR against against certain Youtubers and social Influencers, namely
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 10, 2025
1. Shri Ashish Chanchlani
2. Shri Jaspreet Singh
3. Shri Apoorva Makhija
4. Shri Ranveer Allahbadia
5. Shri Samay Raina and others
for promoting obscenity and engaging in…
The FIR has been registered under several sections of the BNS including one against "indecent representation of women".
An investigation in the case is now underway, he said.
What is the India's Got Latent controversy?
For those who still don't know the entire story, it all began after Ranveer, Apoorva and Ashish appeared as guests in the latest episode of India's Got Latent, which is hosted by Samay.
During the episode, Ranveer asked a contestant, "Would you rather watch your parents have sex for the rest of your life — or would you join in once and stop it forever?" Apoorva and Samay were seen laughing at the supposed "joke".
I met Ranveer at a cafe in Dharamshala on August 13th, he was with his girlfriend.
— Shajan Samuel (@IamShajanSamuel) February 9, 2025
A few people came to the cafe to felicitate him.
So much fame at such a young age, has got the better of him.
Hope no one goes to his podcast show ever again.
Bad example.#RanveerAllahbadia pic.twitter.com/GLerbEFnL9
In another segment, Apoorva asked a contestant if he had ever seen a vagina.
This did not go down well with netizens, who slammed the show and the content creators for promoting vulgarity online. Later, Ranveer issued an apology, stating that there was a "lapse in judgement" on his part.
Why just troll Ranveer Allahbadia, the rebel kid AKA Apoorva Makhija deserves more!
— Netaji Nonsense (@Netajinonsense1) February 9, 2025
Samay Raina's India's Got Latent is pic.twitter.com/PrwYSB6zIN
A complaint has also been registered with the Mumbai Police against against Ranveer, Samay and Apoorva over the alleged use of 'abusive language' on the show and for 'promoting obscenity'.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis too condemned the incident, and assured that "strict action" will be taken.
I shouldn’t have said what I said on India’s got latent. I’m sorry. pic.twitter.com/BaLEx5J0kd
— Ranveer Allahbadia (@BeerBicepsGuy) February 10, 2025