The controversy erupted after Prateek Aaryan posted a video of Shruti Parija dancing at a college fest.

Mumbai police on Saturday responded to a woman who sought their help after an X user made a “kotha” (a term associated with brothels) reference to her dance video and refused to take the post down.

 Talking to X, Shruti Parija alleged that she made “endless” requests to Prateek Aaryan to take down the video but he “refused”.

The controversy erupted after Mr Aaryan posted a video of Ms Parija dancing at a college fest. 

The Indian schools and colleges are well known for organizing ‘sanskritik karyakram’ (cultural programme) and performances based on traditional and regional culture, but now it has become a ‘kotha’, he wrote on February 13.

“In the name of cultural events, shaking booty on item songs is all they call a cultural program.

 Along with the education system, the cultural system is in danger in India. What a downfall for this generation and colleges in India,” Mr Aaryan added.

Two days later, Ms Parija commented on the post, which now has over 25 lakh views, and said that she was the girl in the video and that she did not “consent” for him to be reposting her video.

Ms Parija then tagged Mumbai Police’s X handle and said that she made “endless” requests to Mr Aaryan to take the down video but he “refused”.

“After endless requests made to Prateek Aaryan to take my video down from his post where he is comparing the stage I’m dancing on as a kotha, in turn defaming me and damaging my reputation, he has refused to do so and has blackmailed me instead,” she wrote.

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