Updated on: Dec 21, 2025 05:42 pm IST
The man allegedly stormed into the stage, shouting ‘sing a secular song’, when Lagnajita Chakraborty was performing AI Quick Read
Kolkata: A man was arrested for allegedly harassing Lagnajita Chakraborty, a popular Bengali singer, for not singing a “secular” song at a concert in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district on Saturday, police said.
Lagnajita Chakraborty. (Facebook / Lagnajita Chakraborty) “We have arrested the lone accused in the case Mehboob Mallik. He was one of the organisers and one of the owners of the school where the event took place. Investigation is going on. We have also initiated a departmental enquiry against the officer of the local police station,” Mitun Kumar Dey, acting superintendent of police of East Midnapore district told the media.
The incident took place on Saturday when Chakraborty was performing on the stage during an annual day function of a private school in Bhagabanpur.
“I started performing around 7 pm. By 7.45 pm I had already sung seven songs. The last song ‘Jago Ma’ was from a Bengali movie which was recently released. Suddenly I saw a man storming into the stage. He wanted to beat me up. When he was stopped by others he started shouting ‘One
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