Asim Riaz Sends Cease-and-Desist Notice to Bhavya Singh Over Disputed Podcast Claims

Asim Riaz has served social-media personality Bhavya Singh with a cease-and-desist notice over statements she made during a podcast about him and his former relationship with Himanshi Khurana.

According to extracts attributed to the notice and an on-record statement from Asim’s lawyer, the disputed remarks concerned alleged physical violence and a separate claim that he was financially dependent on an unidentified woman in Dubai. Asim has rejected the statements as false, unverified and damaging to his reputation.

The notice also targets platforms that published or circulated the disputed content, asking for its removal within 72 hours. Advocate Suhail Shariff, a partner at Falcon Legal, has said that further legal action may follow if the recipients do not comply.

Crucially, the allegations mentioned in the notice have not been independently established. The issuance of a private legal notice also does not mean that a court has ruled on the dispute or accepted either party’s version.

What Did Bhavya Singh Say?

During the podcast, Bhavya discussed Asim’s relationship with Himanshi and recounted something she said she had previously heard from another person about their breakup. The account attributed abusive conduct to Asim.

Bhavya reportedly went on to mention alleged hotel CCTV footage and connected it with the claims being discussed. She also made a separate statement suggesting that Asim was being financially supported by an unidentified woman in Dubai.

These statements require careful description. Based on the reported podcast remarks, Bhavya initially presented at least part of the information as something told to her by an unnamed third party not as an incident she personally witnessed.

The alleged footage referred to in the discussion has not been independently reviewed by The Celebrity Hour. No verified public record located during this review establishes what any such footage contains.

What Does Asim Riaz’s Notice Demand?

The cease-and-desist notice disputes Bhavya’s statements and maintains that they falsely portray Asim as having committed physical violence. It also rejects the financial-dependence claim.

Asim’s legal representatives have asked Bhavya to stop making or repeating statements they consider defamatory or otherwise legally actionable. Media platforms that carried the podcast or related material have reportedly been directed to remove it.

Shariff said: “A formal cease-and-desist notice has been issued, and appropriate legal action shall follow in case of non-compliance.”

The recipients were given 72 hours to comply, according to the notice extracts carried by multiple publications.

Has Asim Filed a Court Case Against Bhavya?

The publicly available information reviewed for this report establishes that a cease-and-desist notice was issued. It does not establish that Asim has already filed a civil defamation suit, criminal complaint or other proceeding against Bhavya before a court.

That distinction is important. A legal notice communicates one party’s allegations, objections and demands. It is not a judicial order, and its contents have not been tested through evidence or cross-examination.

The notice warns that proceedings may be initiated if its demands are not met. Any headline claiming that Bhavya has been “sued” would therefore be premature unless a case filing is subsequently verified.

Has Bhavya Singh Responded?

As of the preparation of this report on August 30, 2026, The Celebrity Hour did not locate a verified, substantive response from Bhavya addressing the notice.

Her position should be added if she issues a statement, contests the document, complies with its demands or takes legal advice of her own. Until then, the article should not speculate about how she intends to respond.

The Wider Asim Riaz–Himanshi Khurana Dispute

The notice follows a renewed public disagreement concerning Asim’s past relationship with Himanshi. After Himanshi discussed their relationship and religious differences during a podcast, Asim denied having asked anyone to change their religion. Himanshi subsequently referred publicly to possessing recordings and CCTV material while making further allegations about the relationship. Asim has disputed claims made against him.

Bhavya’s statements and Himanshi’s own statements should not be treated as interchangeable. Bhavya was commenting on matters involving two other people, while Himanshi has spoken from her claimed personal experience. None of the disputed allegations should be presented as proven without independently authenticated evidence or a legal finding.

The Celebrity Hour Take

The significant development is not that the underlying allegations have been established; they have not. The development is that Asim has moved beyond responding through social media and has formally demanded that Bhavya and the platforms carrying her remarks stop disseminating the disputed material.

This case also illustrates why celebrity podcasts require the same editorial discipline as conventional news reports. Repeating an allegation attributed to an unidentified third party can magnify a serious claim without bringing readers any closer to verified evidence.

The next meaningful update would be Bhavya’s formal response, confirmed removal or retention of the disputed content, or a verifiable court filing. Until one of those occurs, this remains a contested notice not an adjudicated defamation case.

Sources & Verification

This report was prepared from publicly reported extracts of the cease-and-desist notice and the attributed statement of Advocate Suhail Shariff, Asim Riaz’s legal representative. The Celebrity Hour compared coverage from several established publications and separated the notice’s claims from independently established facts. No court order or verified case filing was located, and the alleged CCTV material was not available for independent examination.