India, May 6 -- After making headlines over his cancelled wedding with cricketer Smriti Mandhana, Palaash Muchhal has now landed in legal trouble. A case has been registered against the music composer for allegedly making casteist remarks against Smriti's childhood friend from Sangli.

According to a report by TV9 Marathi, a case has been registered against Palash under provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The complaint was filed by Vigyan Prakash Mane, a resident of Sangli and a childhood friend of Smriti.

The complaint alleges that the incident occurred on November 22 at a toll plaza on the Sangli-Ashta road, where Mane claims that during an argument, Palash made caste-based derogatory...