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Amritsar: The Amritsar (Rural) police have registered a case against Punjabi singer Rami Randhawa for allegedly displaying firearms on his social media account. Police took suo motu cognisance after noticing that the singer, whose real name is Ramandeep Singh, had uploaded photographs of weapons on Facebook. Following verification of the content, the Ajnala police registered an FIR against him under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.

ASI Kanwaljit Singh said the police received specific information regarding objectionable images involving firearms being shared on social media. “On checking his Facebook account, the information was found to be correct. Display of arms on social media is a violation of the law, following which a case was registered,” he said.

Police officials said further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the weapons and to verify whether the singer possessed valid licences for the firearms shown in the photographs.