YouTuber named Rashid Siddiqui, who brought up Akshay Kumar’s name in the Sushant Singh Rajput case was arrested for spreading fake news and dragging the name of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son, minister Aditya Thackeray.The YouTuber used the digital media to allegedly mislead people and spread fake news about several celebrities. He named Akshay on several occasions in his videos and levelled various allegations.
In one instance, Siddiqui claimed that Akshay was unhappy with Sushant getting big films like MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, and alleged that the actor had “secret meetings” with Aditya Thackeray and the Mumbai Police. It has been reported that Siddiqui, a civil engineer from Bihar, has been accused of defamation, public mischief and intentional insult. Siddiqui had also linked Akshay with late actor Sushant’s girlfriend, actress Rhea Chakraborty, claiming that the actor helped Rhea to escape to Canada. It is believed that Siddiqui earned around Rs 15 lakh in a span of four months and his subscribers also grew from 2 lakh to over 3 lakh. Akshay Kumar has filed a defamation suit of 500 crores against this man.
