Singer-actor Harrdy Sandhu was detained by Chandigarh Police on Saturday (February 8, 2025), just before his performance at the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, allegedly for performing without permission. Police stated that the organiaers only had permission to play his music during the show, not for Sandhu to sing at the event.
Harrdy was taken to the Sector-34 police station, where he was asked to provide a separate permit for performing live at the event. The Tribune reported that he was released soon after the organisers produced the necessary permits for both the fashion show and live music performance.
SHO Satwinder of Chandigarh's Sector 34 police station told India Today, "As 'Fashion and Music' was only written in the permission letter, there was no mention of singing. Harrdy Sandhu, while rehearsing before the show, played music loudly, which required police verification to confirm whether they had permission for live singing."
Further, Hindustan Times reported that Harrdy left Chandigarh without performing at the show as he was annoyed and upset after his detention. People present at the event confirmed that the singer did not take the stage.
Harrdy is yet to release an official statement regarding the same.
Who is Harrdy Sandhu?
Harrdy Sandhu was a cricketer before pursuing a singing career. However, he had to quit in 2007 due to a severe elbow injury. He gained popularity after his 2017 song Naah, which starred Nora Fatehi. Later, he sang tracks like Backbone, Yaar Ni Milya,Titliaan and Bijlee Bijlee, among others.
He also made his Hindi film debut with 83, directed by Kabir Khan. The film featured Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R. Badree.
