12 Booked for Assaulting Comedian Pranit More Over Jokes About Actor Veer Pahariya

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Solapur: A case has been registered against 12 individuals in Maharashtra’s Solapur district for allegedly assaulting stand-up comedian Pranit More over jokes he made about actor Veer Pahariya. The incident occurred following More’s performance at a local restaurant on Sunday.

Veer Pahariya, the grandson of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, recently made his Bollywood debut in the action drama Sky Force. According to a police complaint, a group of 10 to 12 people, reportedly angered by More’s jokes targeting Pahariya, physically attacked the comedian after his show.

In a statement posted on his Instagram account, More detailed the assault, stating, “They brutally attacked him, punching and kicking him repeatedly, leaving him injured.” He identified Tanveer Shaikh as the leader of the group and claimed that the attackers explicitly warned him against making jokes about Pahariya in the future. One of the assailants allegedly threatened, “Agli Baar Veer Pahariya baba pe joke maarke dikha!” (Dare to joke about Veer Pahariya again!).

Following the incident, Solapur police summoned More to record his statement, but he did not appear. Subsequently, the police registered a case based on a complaint filed by the owner of the restaurant where the performance took place.

In response to the incident, Veer Pahariya took to his Instagram Stories to condemn the violence. He wrote, “I am truly shocked and saddened by what happened to Comedian Pranit More. I want to make it absolutely clear—I had no involvement in this, and I strongly condemn any form of violence. As someone who has always taken trolling in stride, laughed along with it, and shown love even to my critics, I would never encourage or support harm towards anyone, let alone someone from the same creative fraternity.”

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