Punjabi singer Kaka accuses digital company of extortion, cheating

Renowned Punjabi singer and director of Kaka Ji Records Pvt Ltd, Ravinder Singh, popularly known as Kaka, on Thursday filed a police complaint against Gurkaran Dhaliwal and Pushpinder Singh Dhaliwal aka Pinky Dhaliwal, directors of Sky Digital India Pvt Ltd, accusing them of multiple criminal offences, including cheating, breach of trust, dishonest misappropriation of property, forgery, fraud, extortion, criminal intimidation, and violations under the Copyright Act and IT Act.

In his complaint to the senior superintendent of police, Mohali, Punjab, Kaka has alleged that the accused approached him in 2021 with false promises of monetising, distributing, and promoting his music on platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, Gaana, and Wynk. Based on these assurances, Kaka said he signed a three-year contract and transferred exclusive access to his digital accounts. However, Sky Digital allegedly failed to honour their financial commitments, paying only ₹2.50 crore out of the promised ₹6.30 crore.

Despite fulfilling his contractual obligations by delivering 20 songs — exceeding the agreed 18 songs — Kaka alleged that Sky Digital withheld revenue, manipulated financial statements, and presented forged reports to underreport earnings. Furthermore, he alleged that the accused misappropriated around ₹1.40 crore and threatened him with physical harm when he sought legal action.

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Kaka also claimed that the accused illegally retained his YouTube channel and digital assets, demanding four additional songs or ₹2 crore to release his passwords and intellectual property. Despite issuing a formal termination notice on August 5, 2024, and a legal notice on February 28, 2025, Sky Digital has allegedly continued their unlawful activities, Kaka said.

Kaka has urged the authorities to take strict legal action against the Dhaliwals and register an FIR for the alleged offences.