It has been 5 months since Sushant Singh Rajput allegedly ended his life on June 14, 2020. SSR’s family has been actively seeking justice for the actor and his family. Now in a recent twist, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has filed a defamation case against a YouTuber who allegedly named him in the Rhea Chakraborty case linked to the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. As per a latest report in Mid-day, the YouTuber named Rashid Siddiqui , who owns a channel named FF News, has earlier been arrested by Mumbai Police for dragging Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya in the SSR case.
As per online reports, Akshay Kumar filed a 500 cr suit against the YouTuber for spreading fake news. The YouTuber in his videos alleged that Akki helped Rhea Chakraborty escape to Canada. Not only that, the YT channel owner also alleged that Akshay Kumar has been in talks with Maha Govt for Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, secretly. He went on to allege that Akshay Kumar was unhappy with SSR bagging MS Dhoni: The Untold Story film. As per India.com’s report, Rashid Siddiqui has earned over Rs 15 lakh in four months by posting videos about SSR’s death on the platform.
Police came into action after Shiv Sena’s legal cell advocate Dharmendra Mishra filed a case against the YouTuber. By reporting SSR’s death and spreading fake news, his channel grew immensely in the last few months from 1 lakh to over 3.70 lakh subscribers. YT channel FF News owner Rashid Siddiqui is a civil engineer from Bihar.
Sushant Singh Rajput With Rhea Chakraborty
Rhea Chakraborty, who’s allegedly the prime accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, was released on bail after she spent a month in custody in a drugs row. (ALSO READ: Rhea Chakraborty’s Lawyer Reveals Why The Actress Left Late Sushant Singh Rajput’s Bandra Residence, Days Before His Demise-Report)
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