A case has been registered under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act by Shalini Talwar, against her husband Yo Yo honey Singh originally known as Hridesh Singh.
Famous Bollywood Singer-composer and rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has landed in legal trouble. His wife Shalini Talwar has filed a case of domestic violence, mental harassment, financial fraud and sexual violence against the 38-year-old musician, his parents and his younger sister in the Tis Hazari court in the Capital today.
In the complaint, Talwar has accused Singh of going to extreme lengths to hide the fact that he was married, cheated on her and became addicted to alcohol and drugs. She alleged that the physical abuse started during their honeymoon in 2011 in Mauritius. According to Shalini, Honey Singh started acting distant and even hit her when she confronted him about it. They got married on January 23, 2011, and recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.
In her petition, Shalini accused Honey Singh of alcoholism and adultery. She said he had ‘casual sex with multiple women’ and would not take her on his singing tours. She added that he also stopped wearing his wedding ring, saying that is not good luck for him to be wearing diamonds.
For many years, Honey Singh’s fans had no clue about his marriage. Singh, revealed that he was married for the first time in 2014, when he introduced Talwar to the public on an episode of the singing reality show, ‘India’s Rawstar’. The two had gotten married in 2011.
According to reports, the case was registered on August 3, Tuesday, before Ms Tania Singh Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of the Tis Hazari Court.
The court has issued a notice to Honey Singh to file his reply by August 28 in the court and also passed interim orders preventing Singh from disposing of his jointly own properties.
Shalini Talwar is a former aspiring model and has played a cameo in movie Run (2014).