New Delhi, 24 October (H.S.): A Delhi court on Saturday remanded content creator Amir Shokeen to five days of police custody in connection with a case involving alleged racial abuse of a man from Tripura in a video that went viral on social media.

Additional Sessions Judge Shilpi Jain ordered Shokeen’s police remand after he was produced before the court following the expiry of his judicial custody.

The Delhi Police sought his custody, stating that he needed to be taken to Ahmedabad to facilitate the arrest of other accused allegedly linked to the case. On October 23, the court had remanded him to one day of judicial custody.

Shokeen was arrested by the Delhi Police on October 22. An FIR in the matter has been registered at Sadar Bazaar police station.

The Tripura Police have also registered a separate FIR in connection with the incident. The case centres on a video that has circulated widely on social media, allegedly showing Shokeen making racial remarks against a man from Tripura and subjecting him to humiliating treatment.

On October 22, the Tripura Police registered a case against Shokeen at the New Capital Complex police station in West Tripura district. The FIR invokes relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

According to the police, Shokeen allegedly recorded the controversial video in Ahmedabad approximately a month ago. Investigations are continuing into the video and the conduct allegedly depicted in it.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar