Did Rahat Fateh Ali Khan lie about arrest? New report suggests bail was granted post-detention
All you need to know about Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's arrest in Dubai in a criminal defamation case against his manager. He was reportedly granted bail post-detention.
While many reports suggest that the popular Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was arrested at Dubai airport, the Afreen Afreen singer however slammed the reports as "fake and baseless". If you are too wondering what's going on, now a new report has emerged suggesting that Ajj Din Chadheya crooner was released on bail following detention.
Was Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrested?
As per Pakistani publication Geo News, the O re Piya singer was released on bail following his detention by the local police. Rahat however had denied this in a video posted on his social media handles. "I am Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, your Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. I have come to Dubai to record my songs¡ Everything is fine¡.Mai yehi aap see guzaarish karunga ki ghatiya afvahon pe bilkul bhi kaan na dhare ( I would like to request you not to pay heed to cheap rumors)..Aesa kuch nahi hai jaisa dushman soch rahe hai, Inshallah may jald hi apne vatan-e-azees mein vapas aaunga. (There is no truth in what the enemies are thinking¡I will return to my beloved country soon)," he said in the video whose caption read, "News circulating regarding the arrest of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is fake and baseless. Regards Team RFAK."
Why was Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrested?
The Pakistani singer was arrested after his former manager Salman Ahmad filed a criminal defamation complaint. Following this, a case was registered against him on July 13, reports Geo TV. He was arrested in Dubai as soon as he arrived there for a musical collaboration. The Main Jahaan Rahoon singer was detained at the immigration center and thereafter taken into police custody for questioning. He was released after submitting his statement to the police.
What is the criminal defamation case against Rahat Fateh Ali Khan about?
If reports are to be believed, the Tere Mast Mast Do Nain singer and his former manager Salman have filed several cases against each other. While the Jiya Dhadak Dhadak singer has filed a case against him in Pakistan, Ahmad has filed cases against him in Dubai and USA, accusing him of criminal defamation and contractual violations. Defamation via social media for the unversed is a serious offense in Dubai.
The beef between Salman Ahmad and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Geo TV
It is said that Salman Ahmad managed the Mann ki Lagan singer via his company PME World for 12 years. He parted ways with his manager in January 2024 and announced that he would be managed by his wife Nida Khan and her US-based brother Baqa Burki, his cousins Maroof Ali Khan, Asher Anwar and Raja Umair Hussain, reported The News. Reportedly, the duo parted ways on a bad note.
Announcing the same, he said at a press conference about his previous management company, "previously payments were made to the company without my knowledge by the clients and some clients remain trapped. I don¡¯t want the repeat of this episode where clients pay the money directly, so make payments only when I have personally signed on the receiving".
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In response to this, Ahmad said, "Only five days before the press conference, the maestro had asked me to meet him and finalise his UK tour and other dates which he had committed with me."
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He added, "We have always been on great terms. I have managed Khan¡¯s multiple marriages, family affairs, business matters, image-building and everything else. I was a shield to take the first bullet if need be, but it seems Khan Sb has forgotten everything and he no more remembers my devotion. I am disappointed at the baseless allegations he had made. I had a legal contract with him. We always took money through legal means and through Khan¡¯s permission. I have paperwork for every cent Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has taken and I am happy to hand it over to Pakistani authorities at the Federal Bureau of Revenue for tax and income audit. I have nothing to hide."
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