Dhruv Rathee Faces Defamation Suit Over Lord Ram, Goddess Sita Video; Saket Court Sets November 5 Hearing
New Delhi: A defamation suit has been filed against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee at Delhi's Saket Court over a video allegedly claiming that Lord Ram and Goddess Sita consumed meat and alcohol during their exile, Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Amita Sachdeva said. The "brave" @dhruv_rathee didn't even come out. Anways, enough of fake news. See u in the court. Thanks a lot @AdvSamaksh !…
A defamation suit has been filed against YouTube personality Dhruv Rathee at the Saket Court in Delhi, according to Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Amita Sachdeva. The video at the center of the case claims that Lord Ram and Goddess Sita consumed meat and alcohol during their exile. Rathee did not appear in court. The matter was adjourned to November 5 as Rathee's senior counsel's submissions could not be completed due to technical issues with the video conference.
The Delhi High Court had directed the government to remove the video following legal proceedings, but someone extracted a three-minute segment and re-uploaded it. The petitioners then took the matter to the Delhi High Court again, which granted them permission to file a fresh petition against Rathee. Rathee alleges that Delhi Police and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) personnel followed him.
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