CNN reports that world-renowned Desi pop star, Daler Mehndi has been taken into police custody on a variety of charges (mostly immigration related).

NEW DELHI, India -- Hundreds of fans of India's top rock star Daler Menhdi have turned to foes, jeering and heckling the Punjabi singer after he gave himself up to police to face charges of human trafficking. ...Mehndi, who has sold millions of his Punjabi-language albums across India and the Punjabi diaspora, is charged with 31 counts of immigration law violations and had been in hiding for almost a month.

Daler is the progenitor of classic Punjabi party tunes like "Bolo Ta Ra Ra Ra", "Ho Jayegi Balle Balle" and one of my personal favorites "Na Na Na Na Na Re"   (as you could probably guess from the titles, the lyrics aren't terribly profound and scarcely worth attempting to translate into English - even if I could).  A friend of mine was moved enough by this cultural tragedy to crank out this graphic to show his / our solidarity with our favorite, cheesy, chubby-cheeked Punjabi singer.  T-shirts, coffee mugs, and protest rallies to follow.