Punjabi singer Rami Randhawa booked for displaying arms on social media

The Amritsar (Rural) police have registered a case against Punjabi singer Ramandeep Singh, popularly known as Rami Randhawa, for allegedly displaying firearms on his social media account.

The police took suo motu cognisance of the post after it came to their notice that the singer had uploaded photographs of arms on Facebook.

Following verification of the content, the Ajnala police registered an FIR against him under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.

ASI Kanwaljit Singh said the police received specific information that Ramandeep Singh had shared objectionable images involving weapons on his social media platform. “On checking his Facebook account, the information was found to be correct. Display of arms on social media is a violation of the law, so a case was registered,” he said.

The police said further investigation was under way to ascertain the source of the weapons and to verify whether the accused possessed any valid licence for the arms shown in the photographs.