FIR Lodged Against Comedian Bharti Singh For Hurting Sentiments Of Sikh Community In Viral Video

Owing to Bharti's remark in the video wherein she makes a joke on the benefits of having a beard and a moustache, 'daadhi moonch', an FIR has been lodged against the reality-show host.

New Delhi: Comedian Bharti Singh, whose video in which she talks about the Sikh community is going big time viral on social media, has landed in some serious trouble. Owing to Bharti's remark in the video wherein she makes a joke on the benefits of having a beard and a moustache, 'daadhi moonch', an FIR has been lodged against the reality-show host. Bharti made the joke during an interview on a chat show, hosted by Jasmin Bhasin, long time ago, but the video is getting viral now.

The video footage shows Bharti saying that "daadhi moonch ke bade fayde hote hain, doodh piyo, aise daadhi munh me daalo, bilkul sewaiyon ka taste aata hai." (There are many benefits of having a beard and a moustache, if one drinks milk and then puts their beard in their mouth, it will give the taste of sewai (a sweet dish prepared of vermicelli).

An FIR was lodged against Bharti on May 16, under Section 144 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for hurting the religious sentiments of a community.

Check out the video here:

However, on Moday, Bharti shared a video on Instagram where she can be seen clarifying that she did not mention any particular community while making the 'daadi moonch' comment. She also apologised for unintentionally hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community.

Sharing the video, Bharti wrote, "Main comedy karti hoon logo ko khush karne ke liye na ki kisi ka dil dukhane ke liye .agar meri kisi baat se koi hurt hua ho tho maaf kar dena aapni behan samjh ke🙏🏽🙏🏽"

Here is the video:

On the personal front, Bharti recently embraced motherhood after welcoming her first child, a baby boy, with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa in April, this year.