A defamation case filed by Vikas Sankrityayan against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, currently pending before a Delhi court regarding alleged defamatory content posted online in 2018. The court has issued fresh summons to the accused to appear in the proceedings.
During the hearing on October 14, 2026, Judicial Magistrate Rahul Jain noted that the accused has been residing in Austria for the past seven years and had returned to India amidst ongoing protests in the national capital.
A Delhi court on Monday issued fresh summons against Youtuber Dhruv Rathee in a 2018 defamation case filed by Vikas Sankrityayan, alias Vikas Pandey. On October
Saket Court has ordered fresh summons to be issued against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, with the next hearing on October 17. The complainant has been permitted to deposit the process fee within two days and serve the summons personally.
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The Delhi Police registered an FIR against an independent journalist and other individuals following a complaint by ACP Vivek Bhagat. The officer alleges that he was subjected to casteist remarks, public humiliation, and defamation during a protest near Jantar Mantar earlier in October 2026.
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