Vijayanagara police detained two individuals for allegedly attacking singer Kailash Kher throughout his live performance in Karnataka’s Hampi on Sunday, officers mentioned.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, the accused have been seen throwing a bottle at Kher, and the workers was seen eradicating the water bottle from the stage.
Police mentioned two folks have been detained, and an investigation is occurring. Police mentioned the accused have been allegedly sad with the singer for not singing Kannada songs through the occasion and attacked in anger.
“Two locals – Pradeep, 22, and Surah, 21 – have been detained on this regard, and their statements have been recorded,” mentioned a senior police officer.
In a video, the singer may very well be seen performing when the bottle flew in the direction of him however missed by a whisker and dropped on the stage behind him. Not distracted by this, the singer continued to carry out. Seconds later, an official was seen eradicating the half-filled water bottle from the stage, the video confirmed. HT has seen the video and might confirm its authenticity.
Kher’s efficiency was a part of a vibrant cultural occasion organised each night for 3 days through the Hampi Utsav 2023 on the UNESCO World Heritage Website of Hampi within the Vijayanagara district of Karnataka.
Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the annual celebration on January 27.
“Following a criticism from Kannada and Tradition Division, first info report (FIR) was filed in opposition to the duo for making a public nuisance,” Superintendent of police Shrihari Babu mentioned on Monday night.
Later, Kher shared a video of himself performing on the Hampi occasion with a caption in Hindi, “After we sang in honour of the late nice Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar, your complete crowd obtained emotional. They sang and swayed with us as followers celebrated the legacy of the actor.”
In that video, Kher was seen singing in Kannada.