Papon Caught In A Video Kissing A Teenage Girl In A Reality Show, Complaint Filed Against Him
Singer Papon is one of the judges in a reality show that is aired on &TV. It so happened that during one episode Holi celebration was going on and then Papon was putting colors on the contestants and was inappropriately kissing the teenage girl without her concern and she was not comfortable with this act of Papon.
The contestant is from Assam and we all know that Papon also hails from Assam. He is also the mentor of the girl on the show. When asked the girls’ father, he said that Papon is like a father figure to his daughter and he further requested the media not to drag the incident. He said, “He has always encouraged her to pursue her dreams. He doesn’t differentiate amongst the children. What you saw in the video is not intentional. It was just a moment of affection that is being portrayed otherwise.”
Check the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7wOT3jjQ08
A complaint is filed with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights against Papon under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act by the Supreme Court lawyer Runa Bhuyan. She said, “I am shocked to see the behavior of the said singer Angarag Papon Mahanta towards a minor girl where he is seen to be applying colors on a minor girl and inappropriately kissing the said girl. On seeing the video, I am seriously concerned regarding the safety and security of minor girl participating in reality shows across India.”
#Delhi: Supreme Court advocate Runa Bhuyan files a complaint against singer Papon for 'inappropriately kissing a minor girl' who is a contestant on a reality TV show. pic.twitter.com/uqTT10YpiD
— ANI (@ANI) February 23, 2018
Papon’s lawyer Gaurang Narang said, “A person will not put anything against him in the public domain for anybody to pick it up and make it a complaint. it is very unfortunate, that a lawyer who has done this- maybe it is her mindset. But the fact remains that this kind of compassion, affection should not be misconstrued. The singer is quite disturbed by the whole incident.”
The channel &TV said, “As a responsible channel, we are extending complete support to all parties who are impacted by this incident and will stand by them to help them through this situation.”
Papon is a popular singer not only in Assam but also in Bollywood. He has sung hit songs like ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhaage’, ‘Bullaya’, ‘Ti Amo’ and many more.
