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The college management has now decided that a stand-up comedy show will never be organized in the institute.

Yash Rathee was also asked to get off the stage during his performance. (Photo: Instagram)

Police have registered an FIR against comedian Yash Rathi for allegedly using objectionable words during a performance at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, an official said on Tuesday. The show took place on November 15 at the institute where students, their parents and staff members were present.

Clips of Rathi’s show conducted during IIT Bhilai’s annual festival organized by the student council have gone viral on social media in which he is allegedly heard using objectionable language.

A case was registered against Rathi under Section 296 (obscene acts) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Jevra Sirsa police chowki on Monday following complaints lodged against him, Superintendent of Police Durg Jitendra Shukla said. “Further investigations were underway in this case,” he added.

After the video went viral, some outfits including Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morch (BJYM), National Students Union of India and Karni Sena lodged complaints with the IIT management, administration and police. Later, the IIT management also filed a police complaint in this regard.

During the performance, when Rathi allegedly started using objectionable words, the institute management intervened and asked him to get off the stage, IIT Bhilai director Rajiv Prakash said.

“Stand-up comedy acts were organized during the institute’s annual festival in the past, but such language was never used by the artistes. We were shocked when Rathi used such language,” he said.

The management has now decided that a stand-up comedy show will never be organized in the institute, Prakash said.

The management has filed a police complaint against Rathi, he added.

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