Kamra case: After cutting short vacation, banker told not to appear for questioning

The Khar police have denied summoning audience members who attended comedian Kunal Kamra's controversial stand-up special in February for questioning after reports surfaced that a Kharghar-based man was forced to cut short his vacation to Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

- Megha Sood

MUMBAI:

Hours after Kamra shared a report about the 46-year-old man's ordeal on social media, an officer at the Khar police station denied that they had issued a summons notice to the banker or any other audience member but confirmed they were talking to people who were present at the stand-up show.

"We are investigating the charges against Kamra by talking to people present at the show, even though we have the video recording of the entire show," said the officer, who requested anonymity as they aren't authorised to speak to the media. The show, recorded on February 2 in Khar, catapulted into a major political controversy after Kamra released it on YouTube and social media last month. In the video, the comedian is seen taking a satirical jab allegedly aimed at deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.