A 25-year-old singer with more than 13 lakh subscribers on YouTube was arrested in Nuh on Friday night for allegedly promoting gun culture on social media, police said. The accused, identified as Mewati singer Aslam, was produced before a local court on Saturday and sent to 14 days of judicial custody.
The arrest follows an FIR registered earlier this week over a song uploaded on YouTube that police alleged promoted criminal activity. According to officials, the action was based on a complaint filed by a member of the district’s social media monitoring cell, which flagged content published on the YouTube channel “Aslam Singer Zamidar Topic”.
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Song Content Drew Police Attention
Police said the track allegedly glorified the possession of illegal weapons. According to a Nuh police spokesperson, the lyrics contained threats linked to extortion and referred to incidents of firing.
Officials said such material creates an atmosphere of fear and insecurity and can have a harmful influence on young people. The case has also drawn attention because two of the singer’s most-viewed music videos have each recorded more than one crore views.
Police Begin Wider Digital Crackdown
Nuh Additional Superintendent of Police YVR Shashi Shekhar said the singer had been taken into custody and was being intensively questioned. He added that the arrest of other possible suspects in the case was also likely.
Police have also initiated the process to block the singer’s YouTube channel and Facebook accounts. The action comes after directions issued by Nuh Superintendent of Police Dr Arpit Jain for strict steps against those found promoting criminal activity online.
Campaign Against Gang Culture Continues
Officers said social media platforms were under continuous surveillance and warned that similar content would invite strict legal action. The case forms part of a broader campaign by Haryana Police against the online promotion of gang culture.
In January, Haryana Police said it had secured the removal of 67 songs allegedly promoting organised crime from major digital platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, Gaana and JioSaavn. Director General of Police Ajay Singhal had said the campaign was aimed at preventing crime and protecting young people from being influenced by such material, while Special Task Force Inspector General Satheesh Balan said police had also engaged with content creators to discourage the glorification of violence and gangster lifestyles.
