According to a statement from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the India-based Tibetan government-in-exile, the singer, popularly known by his stage name Asang, was taken into custody in early July in Sichuan province's Ngawa region.
The local culture bureau of Shijiazhuang City in a statement said the singer, identified by the surname Ding, was detained by police for “damaging social morality.” Meanwhile, a show organizer was fined USD 28,000 and suspended from hosting concerts, it added.