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Troubles increase for YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, court issues summons in 7-year-old defamation case
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News18•15-10-2026, 06:02
Troubles increase for YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, court issues summons in 7-year-old defamation case
- •A Delhi court has issued fresh summons to famous YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in connection with a 2018 defamation case.
- •The case stems from a complaint filed by Vikas Sachdev, a member of the BJP IT cell, over a video uploaded by Rathee.
- •The court noted that Rathee has been living in Austria for the past seven years and recently came to India to participate in protests.
- •The judge directed that the fresh summons be issued to Rathee at his residential address located in Gurugram, Haryana.
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A Delhi court issued fresh summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in connection with a seven-year-old defamation case filed against him in 2018 by Vikas Pandey, a member of the BJP's IT cell.
The complainant stated that Dhruv Rathee has been living in Austria for the past seven years and recently traveled to India to participate in protests, making it necessary to issue fresh summons to serve them.
The 2018 defamation suit was filed by Vikas Pandey, a member of the BJP's IT cell, after Dhruv Rathee uploaded a video against him on his YouTube channel.
