Honey Singh to file defamation case over kidnapping and assault allegations

The rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has reacted after the proprietor of an event company reported Yo Yo Honey Singh and others to the Mumbai Police for holding him hostage and abusing him. Honey Singh responded to the 'false and baseless accusations made against him on Instagram on Thursday. He further stated that the individual who is accusing him of kidnapping and violence will face legal action from his legal team for defamation. 

A police complaint has been lodged against Honey Singh for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting an event organiser in Mumbai, officials had said on Thursday. According to Mumbai Police, a person named Vivek Raman has given a written complaint against Honey Singh and others at the BKC police station. A probe into the matter is underway, the police added.

This is what Honey Singh posted after he accused of kidnapping and assaulting an event organiser.

“The complaint and the allegations are false and baseless. There is no connection or agreement between my company or the complainant which the media is showing since morning. I was engaged for the Mumbai Show through a company named Tribevibe which is a reputed company and a sister concern of Bookmyshow. I did my performance for whatever time the permission was there for. Rest all such allegations are false and an attempt to tarnish my image. My Legal Team is already working to file a defamation case against such miscreants,”Honey Singh wrote in his statement shared via an Instagram post. In his caption, he wrote, "You just keep rocking bro (lion emoji), don’t worry about allegations."

The complainant in his complaint to BKC police alleged that the cancellation of the event miffed Honey Singh and his associates, who later abducted him, held him hostage at a hotel in Mumbai and assaulted him. He had demanded that a case be registered against Honey Singh, and the singer and his associates be arrested, police had said.