Haryana Police issued a lookout circular, raided multiple locations, and scrubbed 857 links from the internet — not for a fugitive or a terrorist, but for a rapper whose music video showed girls in school uniforms dancing on a Haryana Roadways bus.
When rapper Badshah released his Haryanvi track "Tateeree" on March 1st, he probably didn't anticipate becoming the subject of a police operation typically reserved for international fugitives. Panchkula Police registered an FIR, the Haryana Women's Commission issued summons, and police initiated a Look-Out Circular to prevent the rapper from fleeing the country — presumably to a jurisdiction where dancing on buses is not a criminal conspiracy. In a display of digital enforcement that would make actual cybercrime units envious, Haryana Police successfully removed 857 links including 154 YouTube videos and 703 Instagram Reels. The specific charges include depicting school uniforms in a misleading manner and using the word 'Badshala' which officials found offensive to educational institutions. In a state that regularly makes news for honour killings and gender-ratio crises, the police apparatus has found its true nemesis: choreography.