Mika Singh has been accused of sending inappropriate photos to a teenage Brazilian girl. He has been detained in Dubai.
Singer Mika Singh was arrested in UAE for allegedly sending "indecent pictures" to a teenaged Brazilian model, according to a media report on Thursday.
Singh, who was here to perform at a party, was arrested in UAE after the model lodged a complaint that the singer has sent her inappropriate pictures, Gulf News reported quoting sources. He also promised her a job in a Bollywood movie, it said.
Member of Singer Mika Singh's team: Singer Mika Singh has been detained in United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a girl complained against him for alleged harassment. Questioning underway. pic.twitter.com/agdb4ASywR
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The 'Subah Ho Na De' hitmaker was last seen on stage at a Bollywood awards ceremony followed by a performance at a private party.
Mika has sought consular access and the embassy staff is working on his case, Indian Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri was quoted as saying in the report.
Earlier this week, the singer took to his Instagram account to share a video from Dubai. "Hey Dubai.. I'm in your city and it's the 1st time I'm here to attend the most popular awards the Masala Awards. See you tonight!" he wrote in the caption.
As per a report in Republic, Singh has been kept at the Muraqqabaat police station. the channel also revealed that the arrest happened at 3 am in the morning from a bar in Bur Dubai.
This is not the first time that the singer has been facing charges of inappropriate behaviour.
He has been accused of forcibly kissing the Bollywood's controversial actress Rakhi Sawant.
(Inputs from PTI)
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