Maharashtra Cyber Cell issues second summons to Samay Raina

Maharashtra Cyber Cell has confirmed that a second summons will be issued to YouTuber Samay Raina in connection with remarks made on Indias Got Latent that have triggered controversy reported news agency ANIThis move comes after Raina failed to appear for a scheduled statement recording session on February 18 reported ANIThe Maharashtra Cyber Cell issued a statement confirming that the summons will be sent to Raina today in order to ensure his presence for the recording of his statement reported ANIIn a previous appeal Raina requested the Maharashtra Cyber Cell to allow him to record his statement via videoconferencing citing that he is currently in the United States and wont be able to return to India before March 17 due to prior commitments reported ANIHowever the Maharashtra Cyber Cell rejected his request insisting that his statement must be recorded in personIndias Got Latent became embroiled in controversy following a guest appearance by podcaster Ranveer AllahbadiaThe comments sparked widespread outrage leading to a formal complaint being filed against Allahbadia Raina comedian Apoorva Makhija and the organizers of the showIn response Raina posted a message on his Instagram Story expressing his regret and asserting that his only aim was to entertainEverything that has been happening has been too much for me to handle I have removed all Indias Got Latent videos from my channel My only objective was to make people laugh and have a good time I will fully cooperate with all agencies to ensure their inquiries are concluded fairly he wroteFollowing the backlash multiple FIRs were filed against the involved parties across various states including Maharashtra and AssamThe controversy intensified after Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed that the Guwahati Police had registered an FIR against several individuals including Allahbadia and Raina for promoting obscenity and engaging in inappropriate contentOn February 18 the Supreme Court weighed in on the matter strongly condemning Allahbadias remarks Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh described the comments as dirty and perverted adding that such behaviour must be unequivocally condemnedThey emphasised that the words used by Allahbadia were deeply shameful particularly in relation to families and society The Court also issued a strong warning stating that Allahbadia should not take society for granted simply because of his popularityIn the wake of multiple FIRs Allahbadia approached the Supreme Court seeking to club the charges against him His plea for an urgent hearing was acknowledged by the bench which also granted him interim protection from arrest provided he cooperates with ongoing investigationsHowever the Court also issued stringent conditions including requiring his passport to be surrendered and prohibiting him from leaving the country without permissionAdditionally the Supreme Court raised concerns about the prevalence of inappropriate content on platforms like YouTube and urged the government to take actionJustice Kant said We would like you government to do something Otherwise we are not going to leave this vacuum and barren area the way it is being misusedThe Maharashtra Womens Commission has lauded the Supreme Courts intervention particularly for ordering the stoppage of the controversial showsChairperson Rupali Chakankar expressed approval of the Courts decision calling the reprimand appropriate and necessaryThe Commission had earlier sent a letter to the Mumbai Commissioner requesting an inquiry into the incidentWith inputs from ANI