'Can Hindus Eat Beef? BJP IT Cell Part 2': Dhruv Rathee faces two defamation cases
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee is facing two legal challenges, including a new defamation suit regarding a video about Hindu deities and a summons in a 2018 case. The court has been asked to restrain him from publishing similar content.
Why it matters
This case underscores the ongoing legal battles regarding digital content regulation and religious sensitivity in India's online space.
NEW DELHI: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee is facing two separate legal proceedings in Delhi. A fresh defamation suit has been filed against him at the Saket court over a video allegedly claiming that Lord Ram and Goddess Sita consumed meat and alcohol during their exile.Separately, Rathee has been served fresh summons in a 2018 criminal defamation case filed by BJP IT Cell member Vikas Pandey over a video titled "BJP IT Cell Part 2".Fresh suit over Ram-Sita videoSupreme Court Advocate-on-Record Amita Sachdeva and other petitioners had approached the Delhi high court over the video titled “Can Hindus Eat BEEF? and prayed before the court to issue directions granting an interim restraint on Rathee from creating, uploading, or publishing similar content."Some time ago, Dhruv Rathee published a video claiming that Lord Shri Ram and Mother Sita consumed meat and alcohol during their exile.
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