It has been a day and Bollywood’s popular singer-composer Papon has become the topic of town after a video of him has surfaced the internet in which he is seen committing a heinous act. This came out as a part of Holi celebrations, the singer is seen spending the Holi time with the contestants of a music reality show he is judging which eventually led to a harassment complaint. He has been charged with “inappropriately kissing” a minor.

In a video which was there on Facebook that has gone viral, Papon can be seen applying color to a contestant’s face and planting a kiss on her lips, leaving her stunned. This incident has reached the mainstream news after supreme court lawyer Runa Bhuyan has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights against Papon under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

On the career front, Papon is now one of the judges on Voice India Kids along with singers Shaan and Himmesh Reshammiya. On Tuesday, he went live on his Facebook page. After a rendition of Holi staple Rang Barse, he approaches the girl, smears color on her face and kisses her.

Watch the video here:

“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 to 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,” her complaint said.

Further, she added that the guidelines need to be set up to protect children from “such assaults” in reality shows.

While all this is going on one side, Papon has come forward talking about the video, he conveyed that the content in the video is misinterpreted and it doesn’t mean what it is shown there, he posted a mammoth explanation on his Facebook account, it read,

Now finally, the minor girl in question and other contestants along with their parents are defending the whole act. In a video, the minor girl says that Papon didn’t do anything with wrong intention. She said, “He kissed me like he would kiss his own child. My mother and my father also kiss me lovingly so there is nothing wrong about it.”

“Papon sir is a mentor and a father figure to my daughter and has always encouraged her to pursue her dreams. He doesn’t differentiate amongst the children who are here and gives them equal guidance on pursuing their dreams. What you saw in the video is not intentional. It was just a moment of affection that is being portrayed otherwise. I would request and urge the media to not pursue this further,” she told.

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