Ghatiya Afwaahon Par...: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Addresses Reports Of His Arrest In Dubai

As per Pakistani news media, the Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was detained at Dubai airport after a complaint was filed against him. However, Khan dismissed the reports. "Not true," said Khan in a video posted on X.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan denies arrest reports

As soon as the news of him being detained at the Dubai airport went viral online, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan took to his X (formerly Twitter) to share a video of himself clarifying his stance. He recorded a video, seemingly from a hotel room, stating that he was fine and not arrested. The video was shared with the caption, "News circulating regarding the arrest of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is fake and baseless. Regards Team RFAK"

In the video, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan said he was in Dubai to record some of his songs. He called the news of his arrest at the Dubai airport ‘ghatiya’. He added in Hindi, “I will only request you to don’t listen to baseless rumours. There is nothing like what the enemy is thinking. I will soon return back to my homeland and entertain you all with my superhit songs. (sic)."

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan also shared, “To all my fans around the world, I request them again to not trust in such fake and baseless news and rumours. Don't waste your time and give respect to your favourite artiste. If you do that, your artiste will always be standing with you. You are my power. My audience and my fans are my power. Thank you very much”  

When Rahat Fateh Ali Khan landed in controversy for thrashing his student

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had been in the news owing to his viral video of beating his student with his footwear. Since then, the veteran singer has opened up about the incident twice. First, he defended his actions by calling it a personal matter, and second, the singer stated that he had already apologised to his disciple. As the matter is being escalated in the media, here we are with detailed information as to what sparked the controversy and the recent update regarding the matter.

In February this year, a video of the singer went viral on X in which he was thrashing a man brutally, whom he claimed was his disciple, with his shoe. He was seen slapping and hitting the man enquiring about a bottle. He also pulled the man’s hair pushed him to the ground and continued to hit him mercilessly as people present in the room tried to stop the singer from going further. The man can be heard pleading with the singer as he says, “I have no idea about it."

The Pakistani singer received major flak for his conduct with the student after which he issued several apologies.