Tamil Nadu: Manish Kashyap booked under NSA by Madurai Court

New Delhi: On Thursday, the Madurai court slapped National Security Act (NSA) on YouTuber Manish Kashyap in a case relating to posting alleged fake videos of Bihar migrants being beaten up in Tamil Nadu in March.

Earlier, Madurai Crime Branch police registered a case against Kashyap and a special police team arrested him from Bihar.

According to Madurai Superintendent of Police Shiva Prasad, "Manish Kashyap, who circulated fake videos of Bihari migrant laborers being attacked in Tamil Nadu has been detained under the NSA Act," Shiva Prasad told PTI.

Kashyap had on Wednesday appeared before the Madurai district court which ordered that he be remanded to judicial custody for 15 days following which he was sent to the Madurai central prison.

Cases have been filed against Kashyap and others for spreading fake videos of migrant workers being attacked in Tamil Nadu.

The YouTuber was first zeroed down after he had circulated fake videos and alleged that Bihar workers were attacked by Tamils.

The police had also received an arrest warrant after the FIR against another person named, Yuvraj Singh Rajput.

The Bihar Police spokesperson had told news agency IANS, "The main accused Rakesh Ranjan Kumar, a native of Gopalganj district had made the fake video in a rented accommodation in Patna's Bangali colony under Jakkanpur police station, with the help of 2 persons on March 6. He has confessed to the crime.”