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Mika faces sexual harassment charge; framed, claims team

- Shreya Mukherjee ■ shreya.mukherjee@htlive.com

Controvers­y’s favourite child, singer Mika Singh, got embroiled in yet another row. The singer, who is currently in Dubai for a concert, was detained on Thursday following a complaint by a 17-year-old Brazilian model alleging that the singer sent her inappropri­ate pictures.

Mika’s spokespers­on, when contacted by HT, said that the singer is “being framed”, adding that his team can’t say much at present as the case is under investigat­ion.

“Mika is being framed. The investigat­ion is on and he is cooperatin­g with the authoritie­s. Soon the truth will be out,” added the spokespers­on.

According to an ANI report, the singer was released late in the night following the Indian embassy interventi­on. “Following efforts by the embassy, singer Mika was released at 11.30pm. He will be produced before a court…,” the agency quoted Navdeep Singh Suri, Indian Ambassador to UAE, as saying. A source close to the singer shares that he will be produced in the court on Sunday.

According to reports, soon after the complaint was lodged at the Al Muraqqabaa­t police station in Dubai, Mika was detained from a bar in Bur Dubai, and was taken to the Abu Dhabi jail.

Seemingly unfazed by the whole incident, Mika, early on Friday morning, shared a video on Instagram promoting his song from an upcoming Rohit Shetty film. “Just had a great time with @sohailgala­dari in #Dubai... Fans keep loving and supporting, and enjoy the song,” the singer wrote in his post.

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