Patna: Youtuber Manish Kashyap locked in room, beaten up by junior doctors
Patna: Popular YouTuber and BJP leader Manish Kashyap was allegedly locked in a room and physically assaulted by junior doctors at Patna Medical College Hospital on Monday, following a heated altercation.
According to a report by India Today, Kashyap visited the hospital in the afternoon to plead for a patient. During his visit, he reportedly got into a dispute with a female junior doctor. The situation escalated when Kashyap began recording a video of the incident inside the hospital premises, which infuriated the doctors on duty.
In response, the junior doctors locked Kashyap inside a room for approximately three hours and allegedly beat him, causing injuries.
The doctors were upset over what they perceived as Kashyap’s inappropriate behaviour toward the female doctor, which led to the confrontation, the news outlet quoted its sources as saying.
While the junior doctors accuse Kashyap of misconduct, the YouTuber’s supporters have denied these allegations, claiming that he was unjustly confined and assaulted.
Interestingly, an associate of Kashyap later downplayed the issue, stating that no such incident occurred at the hospital, added the report.
Abdul Haleem, Pirbahor Police Station in-charge, confirmed that the police had intervened, and both parties reportedly came to an understanding. According to the police, no formal complaint has been filed by either side, and the matter has been resolved privately.
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UP court rejects plea seeking Rahul Gandhi's voice sample in defamation case
Sultanpur (UP) (PTI): A local MP/MLA court on Saturday rejected a plea seeking a voice sample of Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by a BJP functionary against the Congress leader, and posted the matter for next hearing on May 11.
The plea, filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra through his counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey, had sought Gandhi's voice sample for a forensic test to compare it with an audio clip.
After the petition was dismissed, Pandey said they would file a revision plea before the sessions court against the order.
The court rejected the plea after hearing the arguments of both sides, including Gandhi's counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla.
The matter dates back to 2018 when Mishra, a local BJP leader, filed a defamation suit over Gandhi’s alleged objectionable remarks targeting Amit Shah while campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly elections.
After five years of legal proceedings, the court issued a warrant against Gandhi in December 2023.
The Rae Bareli MP surrendered before the court in February 2024, and was granted bail on two sureties of Rs 25,000 each by a special magistrate.
On July 26 last year, the Congress leader recorded his statement before the court, claiming innocence and calling the case a political conspiracy.
Earlier this year, multiple hearings were postponed due to a strike by lawyers and the ill-health of Gandhi’s counsel.
