YouTuber with 50 lakh followers held for dressing as priest & uploading video | Meerut News

MEERUT: A 25-year-old man from Moradabad has been arrested for allegedly uploading objectionable content on his YouTube channel, which has over 50 lakh subscribers. Police said a complaint was filed by a local resident accusing Mohd Aamir of producing “abusive, malicious, and propagandist content” while dressed as a priest. “Further investigation revealed that Aamir had uploaded videos containing hate speech and vulgar language following which he was arrested and produced before the court,” said SP (City) Kumar Ranvijay Singh. An FIR was registered against Aamir and his team at Pakbara police station under BNS sections 197-1 (imputations prejudicial to national integration), 353-2 (public mischief), 352 ( breach of peace), and relevant provisions of the IT Act.After securing bail from a magistrate’s court on Saturday, Aamir posted an apology video on social media. “My videos are meant purely for entertainment and I don’t want to hurt anyone’s religious sentiments. If I have hurt anyone with my videos, I apologise. From now on, I won’t upload such content again and will only post entertaining videos,” he said.Meanwhile, police said they have recovered more objectionable videos from Aamir and are searching for members of his team involved in scripting and filming them. “Our social media unit is actively monitoring such content. Others uploading similar videos will also face action,” the SP added.