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YouTuber Harish Suicide: Case Registered Against Jason Samuel
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News18•21-10-2026, 12:33
YouTuber Harish Suicide: Case Registered Against Jason Samuel
- •Popular Instagram influencer and YouTuber Harish died by suicide at his residence in Muttukadu along Chennai's ECR Road.
- •Harish was well-known for posting financial advice and had 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
- •Reports indicated that Harish took the extreme step due to mental distress following a defamatory video posted by fellow YouTuber Jason Samuel.
- •Kanathur police have registered a case against Jason Samuel under the section for abetment to suicide and are investigating the matter.
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A case was registered against YouTuber Jason Samuel following a complaint that he published defamatory videos targeting fellow social media influencer Harish, which allegedly drove him to suicide due to severe mental distress.
Harish was a popular financial content creator known on Instagram as "Finance with Harish" who posted videos regarding financial advice and amassed over 1.3 to 1.5 million followers.
The Kanathur police have registered a case against YouTuber Jason Samuel under the section for abetment to suicide and are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
