Akshay Kumar files Rs. 5 billion defamation suit against YouTuber Rashid Siddiqui
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has reportedly filed a defamation suit of five billion rupees against a YouTuber who brought up his name while spreading fake news.
The YouTuber identified as Rashid Siddiqui who brought Kumar’s name in the Sushant Singh Rajput case has reportedly been served a notice of Rs. 500 crores.
Siddiqui was earlier arrested for spreading fake news and dragging the name of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son, Minister Aditya Thackeray, in the case.
The YouTuber used digital media to allegedly mislead people and spread fake news about several celebrities.
He named Kumar on several occasions in his videos and leveled various allegations. In one instance, Siddiqui claimed that Akshay was unhappy with Rajput getting big films like 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story', and alleged that the actor had "secret meetings" with Aditya Thackeray and the Mumbai Police.
It has been reported that Siddiqui, a civil engineer from Bihar, has been accused of defamation, public mischief, and intentional insult.
Siddiqui had also linked Kumar with the late actor Rajput's girlfriend, actress Rhea Chakraborty, claiming that the actor helped her to escape to Canada.
It is believed that Siddiqui earned around Rs1.5 million in a span of four months and his subscribers also grew from 200,000 to over 300,000.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
