Pune police stop AR Rahman's live performance midway citing 10 pm deadline
Pune (Maharashtra), May 1: Police stopped the live concert of AR Rahman in Maharashtra's Pune as the music maestro was performing after the 10 pm deadline.
The incident came to light after an alleged video went viral. In the said video, a policeman can be seen walking onto the stage while Rahman was performing and asking him, other artists and organisers to stop the music show.
Citing Supreme Court guidelines, Police barred Rahman from singing, who continued his performance past 10 pm.
"AR Rahman was singing his last song even past 10 pm on Sunday. So one of our personnel, who was at the venue, went on the stage and informed the singer urging him to call off the performance and follow Supreme Court guidelines," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Pune Zone 2, Smartana Patil said.
- ANI