Overview
- The Ullu App has removed all episodes of 'House Arrest' after backlash over explicit content, including contestants being pressured to enact sexual positions on camera.
- Mumbai’s Amboli Police registered an FIR against host Ajaz Khan and producer Rajkumar Pandey under obscenity and IT laws, based on a complaint by Bajrang Dal activist Gautam Ravriya.
- The National Commission for Women has summoned Ajaz Khan and Ullu CEO Vibhu Agarwal to appear on May 9, citing violations of consent and promotion of vulgarity.
- Political figures, including BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, have called for stricter regulation of OTT platforms and raised concerns about societal impact.
- The controversy adds to ongoing debates about digital content regulation, following recent Supreme Court warnings about 'perversity' on streaming platforms.