Actor Ajaz Khan's reality show "House Arrest" has been pulled down from streaming platform Ullu after the snowballing controversy over its sexually explicit content. A search for the show on the Ullu App, widely regarded as an adult content platform, returned no results as of Friday.
This comes after the circulation of a short video clip from the show that sparked widespread outrage online. In the clip, Khan is seen pressuring female contestants to engage in intimate and inappropriate acts on camera. His line of questioning appears to make several participants visibly uncomfortable, as it veers into probing and borderline vulgar territory.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) summoned Ullu App CEO Vibhu Agarwal and Khan, a former "Bigg Boss" contestant, after taking suo motu cognisance of the controversy and expressed strong condemnation over its content.
The duo have been asked to appear before it on May 9.
“House Arrest,” which began streaming on the Ullu App on April 11, has been described as an uncensored take on captive reality shows such as “Bigg Boss” and “Lock Upp.”
In addition to this, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s YouTube channel was blocked in India on Friday, amid rising tensions between the two countries following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Previously, several Pakistani influencer channels, web series, and news outlets had also been blocked in India.
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The YouTube channels blocked include, Dawn News, Irshad Bhatti, SAMAA TV, ARY NEWS, BOL NEWS, Raftar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Samaa Sports, GNN, Uzair Cricket, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq, SUNO News and Razi Naama
"The content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order. For more details about government removal requests, please visit the Google Transparency Report," read a message on the blocked channel.
The government blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly spreading "false, provocative, and communally sensitive content" about India. In addition, it strongly criticized the BBC’s coverage of the Pahalgam terror attack.
(With PTI Inputs)