Mumbai police files FIR against ‘House Arrest’ host Ajaz Khan

The Mumbai police have issued an FIR against the host and producers of Ullu’s House Arrest for alleged obscene and pornographic remarks made on the reality show. Former Bigg Boss contestant Ajaz Khan—the host of House Arrest, producer Rajkumar Pandey and others have faced the heat from the authorities and social media for their unruly behaviour on the web show.

"Based on a complaint lodged by Gautam Ravriya, an activist of Bajrang Dal, the police registered a case against actor Ajaz Khan, producer Rajkumar Pandey of the web show 'House Arrest' and other persons from Ullu app," the official of Amboli police station said on Friday.

The complainant stated that he received several complaints from others urging him to take action. Clips from the show have been making rounds on the internet where Khan was seen insulting the modesty of women. He was seen asking female contestants to perform sexually explicit actions on camera. Another clip shows the actor asking the female contestants to remove their undergarments without removing their clothes.

Khan and Pandey have been charged under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, the official said.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) also reacted to the matter taking suo moto cognizance of obscene content.

On Thursday, Maharashtra BJP MLC Chitra Wagh demanded an immediate ban on House Arrest. She said, as quoted by PTI, "Ajaz Khan, who calls himself an actor, has created a show called House Arrest, which is nothing but the epitome of obscenity. Clips from this show, streamed on the Ullu app, are now circulating freely on social media, and they are extremely vulgar."

Ullue has since removed all episodes of House Arrest from its platform.

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