FIR against YouTube channel in Punjab for defaming Raghav Chadha

Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS): The Punjab Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a YouTube channel for allegedly equating Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha with fugitive Vijay Mallya.

The FIR against YouTube channel ‘Capital TV’ was filed following the complaint of Vikas Prashar, son of AAP candidate from Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat Ashok Pappi Prashar. The complainant accused the channel of using defamatory and ‘misleading content’.

“The statements/contents of fake videos on Capital TV channel and others will damage public peace and harmony… and are likely to promote enmity between different groups in the country on grounds of religion, caste, race and community,” the complaint reads .

According to the FIR, the channel claimed that “Vijay Mallya fled to Britain after taking government money, and similarly, a Rajya Sabha member left for England, claiming it was for eye treatment.”