Chandigarh, Oct. 15 -- A Delhi court's summons in a criminal defamation case against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has been affixed to the gate of his residence in Gurugram after repeated attempts to serve him, according to the complainant's lawyer, ahead of a protest planned in the national capital on October 16.
The case, pending before the Saket court since 2018, was filed by Vikas Sankrityayan, also known as Vikas Pandey, who identifies himself as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party's IT cell. It concerns allegations made in Rathee's YouTube video titled BJP IT Cell Part 2.
The court had first issued summons in July 2019, but the complainant's side said efforts to serve Rathee had remained unsuccessful for several years.
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