YouTuber Dhruv Rathee faces court summons and detention claims
The short version
- Rathee claimed he was held for nearly 24 hours without legal access or communication.
- The case stems from a video in which Rathee alleged the BJP IT cell tried to bribe Vikas Pandey.
- Rathee also reported concerns about false claims regarding his nationality.
What we don’t know yet
- The outcome of the defamation case or whether Rathee has been formally charged.
- The reason for the police's actions during the detention and whether any legal proceedings will follow.
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- Scroll.in, left-leaningBailable warrant issued against Dhruv Rathee in 2018 defamation case
- NDTV, left-leaningYouTuber Dhruv Rathee Faces Bailable Warrants In 2018 Defamation Case
- Hindustan Times, centreDelhi court issues fresh bailable warrant against Dhruv Rathee in 2018 defamation case over YouTube video
- Hindustan Times, centreYouTuber Dhruv Rathee gets fresh summons from Delhi court over 2018 defamation case linked to video on BJP IT cell
- NDTV, left-leaningYouTuber Dhruv Rathee Gets Delhi Court Summons In Case Over 2018 ‘BJP IT Cell’ Video
- The Times of India, right-leaning‘With our tigress’: Dhruv Rathee shares picture with Neha Bora after Oct 10 detention
- Al Jazeera English, left-leaningIndian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee alleges abduction ahead of Delhi protests
- The Times of India, right-leaning‘Mother was pushed, I wasn’t allowed to put on slippers’: Dhruv Rathee on detention
- Hindustan Times, centre‘Not detained, I was kidnapped’: Dhruv Rathee after late-night release; says no undertaking given to Gurugram Police
- The Hindu, left-leaningDelhi protest: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee released from detention