Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan reportedly arrested at Dubai airport

He was apprehended over a defamation complaint filed by his former manager Salman Ahmed, the report said.

Khan, who reached Dubai from Lahore for an event, was taken into police custody at the immigration center of the airport and later moved to Burj Dubai police station for questioning.

However, the singer denied such reports and posted a video calling it ‘fake and baseless’.

News circulating regarding the arrest of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is fake and baseless.
Regards Team RFAK pic.twitter.com/G9F2yBOdmZ

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (@RFAKWorld) July 22, 2024

This incident adds to ongoing tensions between Khan and Ahmed, who has previously lodged legal cases against the singer. Sources said that a few months earlier Ahmad was dismissed by Khan following a dispute, reported Geo News.

The report further stated that the ‘Afreen’ singer was accompanied by his brother-in-law Bakka Burki on this trip. So far, the exact charges of the complaint are yet to be know.