Shinde’s traitor Jibe: Police send a third subpoena to Kamra, demanding him to appear in court on April 5

Police issued a third subpoena to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 and asked him to appear before them on April 5. Image source: X/@Kunal Kamra

Officials said police issued a third subpoena to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Tuesday (1 April 2025) and asked him to appear in Mumbai in front of them on April 5, when he allegedly made derogatory remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

They said Kamra (36) was asked to appear in front of officials from the Karl Police Station in the suburbs of Mumbai and registered him with the first pilots last month.

The 36-year-old comedian was summoned twice by police earlier, but he did not show up in front of them and joined the investigation.

The case stems from Kamra’s harsh remarks on Shinde, the head of Shiv Sena, during a show organized by a studio in the metropolitan area.

Shiv Sena’s workers angered the studio’s workers late last month.

In various parts of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police have filed cases against Kamra against defamation and public mischief.

The case comes after the comedian released a video last month, singing a parody song that targeted Shinde as “Traitor” Shinde without naming him, but ostensibly refers to his 2022 rebellion against then-host Uddhav Thackeray.

A KHAR police team went to his home in Mahim area of ​​Mumbai on Monday, where his family stayed to check if he would be related to the case, an official said.

Kamra also faces the political zone of other police stations in Mumbai and Thane, adjacent to Thane.