Trouble mounting for Ranveer Allahbadia, Parliamentary panel summons likely

Trouble is mounting for YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia over his remarks on the roast show India's Got Latent. While the 31-year-old has apologised for his crass comments, the row surrounding his remarks is snowballing into a major crisis.

The Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology (IT) may issue a notice to him, better known as BeerBiceps, seeking his appearance before the committee over his controversial remarks on a show. The development comes following complaints from several MPs and FIRs against Allahbadia and comedian Samay Raina over the episode on India's Got Latent, a popular YouTube show.

Police complaints have been filed in Mumbai and Guwahati against Ranveer Allahbadia, comic Samay Raina, influencer Apoorva Makhija and others linked to the India's Got Latent episode where Allahbadia made the crass remarks. 

The video of the episode has already been removed by YouTube after a notice from the Centre, sources said. In Mumbai, a team of five police officers reached the residence of Ranveer Allahbadia in Versova, Mumbai, on Wednesday.

Allahbadia recently appeared in an episode of India's Got Latent hosted by Raina. A short clip from the show, which is now viral, shows Allahbadia asking a contestant, "Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once and stop it forever."

After the remarks sparked a massive row, Allahbadia issued an apology and said comedy was not his forte and that he had a lapse in judgement. "My comment wasn't just inappropriate, it was not even funny. Comedy is not my forte, I am just here to say sorry," he said in a video message.