Content creator who reported on Ram Temple donations theft, corruption in Uttar Pradesh alleges harassment
Congress MP Pawan Khera, AAP’s Sanjay Singh, and RJD spokesperson Priyanka Bharti have extended support to Abhishek Upadhyay
Abhishek Upadhyay, a YouTube news channel owner, has alleged harassment following his reports on corruption and irregularities in Uttar Pradesh. He claimed that a fresh case was registered against him on August 21, 2026, and a copy of the First Information Report (FIR) was not provided to him. According to Upadhyay, he was approached by a motorcyclist on August 18, 2026, in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, who claimed he had hit his motorcycle and asked him to accompany him to the police post.
The report on the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was removed from YouTube after about half-an-hour due to bullying and harassment, but was restored after a legal challenge. Upadhyay claims that eight or nine police personnel reached his residence in Ghaziabad around 10.20 p.m. on August 20, 2026, and demanded that he appear at the post.
He received a link to the FIR on WhatsApp, which only had a single page and did not detail the legal provisions or the alleged incident. Police reportedly towed away his vehicle on the same day. Congress MP Pawan Khera and other political figures have expressed support for Upadhyay, condemning the Yogi government for hounding and silencing him.
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