According to Pakistani media reports, popular Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been arrested at Dubai airport. He was arrested at Dubai airport after his former manager Salman Ahmed filed several complaints against him. Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrested, prevented from boarding plane on manager's complaint, detained Singer Rahat was in Dubai for a concert, he was immediately detained and taken to police station for questioning Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was embroiled in controversy when a video of him allegedly slapping a man went viral on social media. He has been arrested. According to Pakistani media reports, popular Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been arrested at Dubai airport after his former manager Salman Ahmed filed several complaints against him. After the arrest, the singer was taken to Burj Dubai police station. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been performing at several events in Dubai for the past few days.
What happened to the manager?
A few months ago, the singer fired his manager after several differences cropped up between them. Then, his former manager Salman filed a case against him in Dubai.
Former manager filed complaint
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was arrested in Dubai on Monday following a defamation complaint filed by his former manager, Geo TV reported. Rahat, who was in Dubai for a concert, was immediately detained and taken to the police station for questioning. The report quoted people from the singer's management company as saying that Rahat's former manager Ahmed has filed a complaint against him with the Dubai authorities.
Defamation case
Defamation via social media is a serious offence in Dubai, reports Geo TV. In 2019, a Dubai court reportedly sentenced a man to a fine of AED250,000 and six months in prison after he was found guilty of defamation and abuse via social media. The accused had posted offensive comments and morphed photos of a person.
Singer's video goes viral
Earlier this year, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was embroiled in a controversy when a video of him allegedly slapping a man went viral on social media. In the alleged video, the singer was seen repeatedly hitting the man, who he later revealed to be his student Naved Hasnain.
