Comedian Yash Rathi not affected by FIR over 'obscene' jokes at IIT Bhilai

Days after an FIR was lodged against comedian Yash Rathi for his 'obscene' and 'shameful' stand-up comedy show at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, he took to social media with a lewd comment. reacted.

Rathi shared a screenshot of a news article about him on his Instagram handle and took a dig at the complainants. “Apparently it's not appropriate to use adult language in front of adults,” he wrote sarcastically.

Rathi had created a stir by performing a stand-up act during the annual fest of IIT Bhilai organized by the student council on November 15. In the video that went viral, Rathi can be heard using abusive language during his stand-up act, and reportedly, the management asked him to stop the act and get down from the stage.

In a video, some 'embarrassed' professors can also be seen covering their ears during Rathi's performance on stage.

After this, the IIT Bhilai management filed a complaint against Rathi and some organizations including Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), National Students Union of India and Karni Sena also filed complaints against him with the police and the university administration.

A case was registered against Rathi under section 296 (obscene acts) of the Indian Justice Code at Jewra Sirsa police post on Monday, November 18.

“Stand-up comedy programs were organized during the annual fest of the institute in the past, but such language was never used by the artistes. IIT Bhilai director Rajeev Prakash said, we were shocked when Rathi used such language.

He said that hurt by this incident the university management has decided to never allow stand-up comedy shows inside the campus ever again.