Rahat Fateh Ali Khan allegedly hits student with a shoe, says it’s a ‘personal issue’: ‘This is the relationship between a teacher and student’. Watch

Famous singer Rahat Fateh Ali khan beating his servent for bottle of Alcohol pic.twitter.com/9DZwYxgPmV

— Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) January 27, 2024

Following the video’s circulation on social media, Khan responded with a clarification video alongside the student and his father. In the video, he explained that the requested bottle did not contain liquor but held holy water from a religious cleric who recited verses over it. Shared by senior journalist and anchor Tariq Mateen, the video begins with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan stating, “This is about a personal issue between an ustad and shagird. He is like my son. This is how the relationship is between a teacher and student. If a disciple does something good, I shower my love on him. If he does something wrong, he is punished.”

بوتل میں پیر صاحب کا دم کیا ہوا پانی تھا pic.twitter.com/tTwQqkUS5n

— Tariq Mateen (@tariqmateen) January 27, 2024

While acknowledging the incident arose from misplacing a holy water bottle, the assaulted individual clarified in the video that his intentions were not malicious. “He’s like my father. He loves us a lot. Whoever spread this video is trying to defame my ustad,” he added.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has crooned many iconic songs in Hindi cinema, including O Re Piya, Tere Mast Mast Do Nain, Mann Ki Lagan, and Jiya Dhadak Dhadak, among others.