The Mumbai Police have registered a case against actor Ajaz Khan, producer Rajkumar Pandey and others associated with the web show House Arrest, which is currently streaming on the Ullu app, over allegations of vulgarity and obscene content.
The FIR was filed at Amboli police station on Friday after a complaint was lodged by Bajrang Dal activist Gautam Ravriya. According to the police, “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 House Arrest web show and other persons from Ullu app.”
Clips from the show circulating on social media purportedly show Ajaz Khan forcing contestants, including women, to enact intimate scenes and answer sexually suggestive questions on camera. Several users flagged these clips as offensive and degrading.
The complainant has alleged that the show uses obscene language and portrays scenes that "outrage the modesty of women." He also stated that he had received multiple complaints from the public regarding the vulgar nature of the programme, prompting him to approach the authorities.
On Thursday, the National Commission for Women (NCW) issued summons to both Ajaz Khan and Ullu App CEO Vibhu Agarwal, seeking an explanation over the show's content. Maharashtra BJP MLC Chitra Wagh also called for an immediate ban on the show and urged Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take strict action against platforms promoting such content.
“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,” Wagh said.
The accused have been booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
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