YouTube channel compares AAP MP Raghav Chadha with Vijay Mallya, Punjab Police takes action

Ludhiana Police registered a case against a YouTube channel named Capital TV for allegedly spreading false news against Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha. Punjab Police said that the YouTube channel allegedly equated Raghav Chadha with fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya.

According to a report by the Indian Express, the FIR against the YouTube channel 'Capital TV' was filed based on a complaint by Vikas Prashar, the son of Ashok Pappi Prashar, who is the AAP candidate from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat. This FIR addresses accusations of defamatory and “misleading content" on the channel.

In the complaint, it was mentioned, "The statements/contents of false videos on Capital TV channel and others shall harm the public peace and harmony…and is likely to promote enmity between different groups in the country on the grounds of religion, caste, race and community..."

According to reports, the YouTube channel claimed that AAP sold election tickets.

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