Rapper VTEN under police custody

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Rapper Samir Ghising, popularly known as VTEN, has been taken under police custody. He was arrested by a team of Metropolitan
Police Crime Division (MPCD) from Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, today. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sahakul Thapa of MPCD,
Teku, Ghising was rounded up for the use of obscene lyrics in his popular composition &Hami Yestai ta ho ni Bro&
SSP Thapa further said that the language in the song was so profane that it could not be listened to among family members. Additionally, the
rapper has been accused of posting a photo dressed as a police officer, smoking and using marijuana. SSP Thapa added that the rapper was
arrested on the grounds of spreading a negative social message and portraying a police officer in a derogatory manner. Action will be taken
against the rapper on these charges, stated Thapa. In a similar case, on October 22, police had arrested singer Durgesh Thapa, charging him
with spreading ‘negative message& in society through his recently released Tihar song called ‘Happy Tihara Chiso Beer.& Police act
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