Popular Indian rapper Aditya Prateek Singh, known professionally as Badshah was reportedly fined for a traffic violation in Gurugram, a city in Haryana, on December 15, 2024: however, he and his team denied the allegations completely.
On Tuesday, it was reported that Gurugram Traffic Police issued a challan of over ₹15,000 after Badshah was found driving Thar on the wrong side of the road.
The incident allegedly happened when he was going to Punjabi singer Karan Aujla's concert for his scheduled performance. However, the Bollywood rapper has swiftly rubished the claims, saying he doesn’t even own a Thar.
Taking to Instagram Stories, Badshah posted a note, which read, “Bhai, Thar toh hai bhi nai mere pass, na mai drive kar raha tha us din (Brother, I don’t own a Thar and I was not driving that day). I was being driven in a white Vellfire, and we always drive responsibly. Chahe gaadiyan chahe game (Be it cars or games).”
He posted the note with Manna Dey’s song, Ae Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo, from the classic film, Mera Naam Joker.
His team hits back
Yesterday, Badshah’s team had released a statement to dismiss the claims. "We are issuing this statement to address recent defamatory reports and false accusations regarding a traffic incident involving Badshah following the Karan Aujla concert on December 15th, 2024, in the Delhi NCR region. These reports allege that Badshah was involved in a traffic violation, specifically driving on the wrong side of the road. We want to unequivocally state that this allegation is completely false,” read the statement.
The statement added, “On the night of the concert, Badshah was a passenger in a white Toyota Vellfire (Registration Number HR 55 AU 3333), a vehicle provided by Bakshi Transport Service Private Limited and driven by a licensed professional driver. Our transportation arrangements for the entirety of the event included a Toyota Vellfire and three additional Toyota Innova Crystas to ensure the safe and efficient transport of our team. Badshah was not operating any of the above-mentioned vehicles at any point during the alleged incident”.