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Stand-up comedian Pranit More posted an apology video successful his Instagram account, stating that helium got ‘carried away’ implicit an audience’s ‘₹370 biryani’ remark astatine his amusement successful Gurugram. The video posted connected Saturday (June 13, 2026) comes amid dense backlash.
In the video uploaded by Mr. More connected Instagram, the comedian said, “Many of you person apt seen the crowdwork clip that’s been circulating, and it’s brought a batch of disapproval and hatred my way. Looking back, I recognize wherefore radical are upset, and I genuinely consciousness that immoderate of that disapproval is warranted. I instrumentality work for my actions and privation to code the concerns that person been raised”.
Mr. More stoked contention aft a clip from his amusement successful Gurugram, started making rounds connected societal media. The clip featured an enactment betwixt Mr. More and an assemblage subordinate — Himashu Jangra that allegedly glorified coercion and non-consensual behaviour towards a woman, starring to a registration of a case..
Later, the incidental snowballed into a full-scale contention aft a longer duration of the video was circulated online, showing some discussing the graphic details astir the incident.
In the apology video, Mr. More has said, “Because erstwhile I was doing assemblage enactment with that individual, helium made respective derogatory remarks, and the assemblage was laughing on arsenic well. Looking back, I judge that was my biggest mistake. I could person stopped him close there, but instead, I gave him a platform, which allowed the concern to escalate to the grade that it did. For that, I instrumentality afloat responsibility. To everyone who was wounded oregon offended due to the fact that of this incident, I sincerely apologise. I besides privation to marque it wide that I americium cooperating afloat with the authorities successful immoderate ineligible proceedings related to this matter”.
Notably, National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, seeking swift constabulary action, had requested a elaborate Action Taken Report successful her missive to Haryana’s Director General of Police. Additionally, Pranit More and Himanshu Jangra, person been sent notices to look earlier the Commission connected June 22, 2026, astatine 4 p.m.
Meanwhile, the aforesaid amusement had invited backlash earlier after a aesculapian student, Sejal Pawar, allegedly made derogatory remarks regarding aesculapian cadavers and deceased antheral bodies utilized for acquisition purposes. Following the controversy, Mumbai’s civic-run KEM Hospital termed the comments arsenic ‘unacceptable’, and formed a two-member committee to probe the matter.
