PATNA: Manish Kashyap, a YouTuber needed by the Bihar Police for allegedly sharing faux movies of “attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu”, surrendered earlier than the legislation enforcers in West Champaran district on Saturday, a press release stated. The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has registered three circumstances towards Kashyap and others on the costs of “indulging in spreading fake videos of migrants being killed and beaten up in Tamil Nadu on social media”.
The EOU has additionally frozen 4 financial institution accounts belonging to Kashyap.
“Kashyap, wanted by Bihar Police and Tamil Nadu Police in fake news matter of labourers issue in the southern state, surrendered before the police on Saturday fearing arrest and attachment of his belongings,” a press release issued by the EOU stated.
“Six teams constituted by the EOU along with Patna and Champaran Police were continuously conducting raids on his locations at various places and hideouts since yesterday (Friday). He surrendered at Jagdishpur police station of Bettiah on Saturday fearing arrest and other legal action,” it added.
The EOU had on March 6 registered its first FIR in reference to the case and booked 4 individuals, together with Kashyap.
EOU sleuths have already additionally arrested Aman Kumar from Jamui in reference to its investigation into the primary FIR. Those named in that FIR included Aman Kumar, Rakesh Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh Rajput and Manish Kashyap.
J S Gangwar, Additional Director General of Bihar Police (Headquarters), had instructed reporters final week that the EOU probe has discovered that 30 faux movies of migrants getting overwhelmed up and killed in Tamil Nadu have been broadly shared on social media, spreading panic among the many labourers and forcing them to flee the southern state.
The Tamil Nadu Police has additionally registered 13 circumstances to probe the matter. Earlier, the Bihar authorities had additionally despatched a four-member crew of high officers to Tamil Nadu to coordinate with officers who have been investigating the matter within the southern state.
