India, April 14 -- An Indian man has spoken out after being wrongly accused of attempting to meet a minor in a livestreamed sting by a Russian YouTuber, who has since issued a public apology acknowledging the mistake.

The creator, who goes by Vitaly on social media, acknowledged that he and his team had incorrectly identified Akash Singhania as a suspected child predator in a now-deleted video. The clip showed the group confronting Singhania in a residential neighbourhood, alleging that he had invited a 16-year-old girl on a date.

The girl, who was part of the team, claimed he had sent her messages on Snapchat. However, Singhania maintained that he was communicating with an 18-year-old. "I am not trying to fight this, I am not a violent...