Manish kashyap

May 08, 2023 | 08:42 pm 3 min read The Supreme Court dismissed the plea of Manish Kashyap seeking to club three FIRs against him for fake news and spreading enmity between groups The The court also refused to entertain his plea seeking to quash his arrest under the National Security Act (NSA) and directed him to approach the respective high courts for relief. Why does this story matter? Kashyap alias Tripurari Kumar Tiwari (35) is an engineer and a self-proclaimed journalist from Bihar's West Champaran district who rose to fame by making high-decibel videos on small-time governance issues since 2018. He was booked in over two dozen cases after he shared old videos claiming that migrant laborers from Bihar were assaulted in Tamil Nadu and later lied about being arrested. Issue started with misleading videos The issue originated with a fictitious report about 12 Bihari laborers hanged to death in Tamil Nadu. To back up the claim, two videos were shared falsely claiming that Tamils were attacking Bihari migrant laborers. However, both videos turned out to be misleading. Kashyap then allegedly used his YouTube channel to spread misinformation and allegedly shot fake videos to bolster his claims. Both videos turned out to be unrelated In the first video, two migrant workers from Bihar and Jharkhand were seen fighting near Tirupur. Upendradhari (50) of Jharkhand was held for Pawan Yadav's (27) death in the case. The second video was found to be related to a clash between two loc...

By India Today News Desk: YouTuber Manish Kashyap, who surrendered before the Champaran Police over fake news of fatal attacks on labourers in Tamil Nadu, once fought elections in 2020. Manish had been on the radar of Bihar and Tamil Nadu Police, ever since he shared a video showing migrant labourers from Bihar purportedly being harassed. The video gained a thousand views and an inquiry over the incident was ordered by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. THE CASE AGAINST MANISH KASHYAP Earlier, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin rejected allegations of violence against migrant workers, warning of swift action against rumour-mongers spreading panic. He also reassured his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar that no harm would befall workers. The issue rocked the Bihar assembly earlier this month, with leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalling the proceedings, claiming Bihari workers were being targeted for speaking Hindi in Tamil Nadu. A high-level committee of officials from Bihar that probed into the allegations also confirmed that no such attack had taken place in the southern state.

The Supreme Court on May 8 declined to intervene in a plea filed by “We have serious reservations here. These are stable States… a State like Tamil Nadu. You just create anything and cause disquiet in that State. We cannot lend our offices to such things,” Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud firmly told Kashyap’s lawyer, senior advocate Maninder Singh. Why NSA on YouTuber, SC asks Tamil Nadu government The court said Kashyap was at liberty to pursue his legal remedies in accordance with the law before other fora. Kashyap is booked under the National Security Act (NSA) and is in detention in Tamil Nadu in multiple FIRs. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, Additional Advocate General Amit Tiwari and advocate Joseph Aristotle, for Tamil Nadu, said Kashyap had “political aspirations and the videos were an attempt at political opportunism”. Also read: “The accused attempted to gain benefit out of the precarious situation in Tamil Nadu which sufficiently leads to the unmistakable conclusion that he, not only created, but also consciously exploited a vulnerable situation for gaining political dividends without any concern for national security and public tranquility,” Tamil Nadu justified the charges under the NSA. Kashyap is facing criminal prosecution in Bihar too. Senior advocate Maninder Singh, for Kashyap, argued that his client was a journalist. He has been falsely charged under the NSA. “If this boy continues to be in jail under detention, entire journalism is under threat,” ...

The Supreme Court on Friday granted more time to Tamil Nadu to respond to the plea of Bihar-based Youtuber Manish Kashyap against invoking stringent National Security Act (NSA) for circulating fake videos of migrant workers being attacked in Tamil Nadu. On Friday, Manish's Kashyap's plea came up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha. The bench, as per PTI, took note of the request by lawyer Amit Anand Tiwari, appearing for the state government, for time to respond to the petition. Senior advocate Maninder Singh, representing Kashyap, sought clubbing of all the FIRs lodged against the YouTuber in West Bengal and their transfer to Bihar in the interest of justice. He alleged the state government invoked NSA against Kashyap, who is in jail for over a month now, during the pendency of his petition in the top court and this led him to amend the plea, as per PTI. Following this, the Court gave time for Tiwari to file a fresh response to the amended plea. The court then fixed the next date of hearing for the case on May 8. Currently, Manish Kashyap is in Madurai prison for over a month now. Earlier, the Apex Court issued a notice to Tamil Nadu and Bihar governments on Kashyap's plea challenging his detention under the National Security Act. "Apart from the relief sought under Article 32, the petitioner seeks to challenge the detention order under National Security Act (NSA). The petitioner is allowed to amend the plea. Issue notice ...

The Economic Offence Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police on Friday filed a charge sheet in a special vigilance court in Patna against arrested YouTuber Manish Kashyap alias Tripurari Kumar and two others for propagating fabricated videos showing attacks on migrants from the state working in Tamil Nadu. YouTuber Manish Kashyap. (HT Photo) “After completing the investigation against the three accused, the investigation officer of the case filed charge sheet against them before the special vigilance court,” said additional director general (ADG) of police N H Khan, who heads the EOU. Khan said three more charge sheets will be filed soon against Kashyap, who is currently lodged in a jail in Tamil Nadu. Earlier, the Supreme Court had dismissed Kashyap’s plea to club the FIRs registered against him in Bihar and Tamil Nadu and also refused to entertain his plea to quash his detention under the National Security Act.

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the respondent on YouTuber and journalist Manish Kashyap’s amended plea challenging the detention order under National Security Agency (NSA). A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked the concerned respondent to file a reply to the YouTuber Manish Kashyap’s amended plea. The petitioner Manish Kashyap sought to challenge the detention order under NSA. The court allowed amending his plea. Meanwhile, the court directed the petitioner Manish Kashyap not be moved from Central Jail Madurai till further orders and listed the matter for further hearing on April 28. These directions came after Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave urged the court not to drag him from one place to another by production warrants. Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, appearing for Manish Kashyap, informed the top court that six FIRs have been registered against his client in Tamil Nadu and three FIRs in Bihar. He also apprised the court that NSA has been invoked against Manish Kashyap by Tamil Nadu police. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tamil Nadu Government, said, “Manish Kashyap has circulated fake news and incident in which FIRs have been registered are of separate nature.” One of the lawyers appearing for the Bihar Government said, “Manish Kashyap is a habitual offender and prior to the incident eight separate FIRs were registered against him in Bihar.” Manish Kashyap was represented by lawyers Ad...