Punjabi actor-singer Hardi Sandhu was briefly detained on a gig permit in Chandigarh

Punjabi actor-singer Hardi Sandhu was briefly detained on a gig permit in Chandigarh

Singer Harry Sandhu was detained in Chandigarh on Saturday to perform live without permission. The organizers were later released after providing the documents. However, the incident disturbed the Punjabi singer as he did not perform after its release.

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Hardi Sandhu was detained by the Chandigarh Police on Saturday. (Photo: Instagram/Harry Sandhu)

Punjabi singer and Bollywood actor Harry Sandhu was detained by Chandigarh Police on Saturday evening, just before his performance at a fashion show in Sector 34. He was detained as he started performing live without permission. The fashion show had only approval for recorded music.

However, the organizers soon created the required permit for both fashion shows and live music performances, releasing Sandhu. However, the incident disturbed singers and organizers, inspiring them to raise the case with high officials.

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Sandhu was detained due to the absence of clear permission for live singing for live singing. “As ‘Fashion and Music’ was written only in the permission letter, there was no mention of singing. Harry Sandhu rehearsed before the show, played the music vigorously, which required police verification to confirm it. Whether they were allowed for live singing. “

Following the instructions of DSP Jaswinder Singh, the SHO visited the site to verify the permit. Subsequently, Sandhu’s performance was stopped, and was detained from Sector 34. After verifying the documents, Sandhu was released. SHO said permission for live singing is usually covered under music performance permits, which was later confirmed.

A person who was in the concert organizing team, however, told India Today that the organizers were allowed. He said that the entire episode came out due to a misunderstanding, especially the inability to understand the case of senior police officers.

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He said that the matter was made clear and Harry had barely there for ten minutes at the police station.

Harry Sandhu has gained popularity among music lovers with songs like Sush and Nah, which features Nora Fatehi. He has also made a name for himself with films like 83 and Code Name: Tiranga in Bollywood.

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