Think you're a bigshot? YouTuber films poor roads, thrashed by pradhan's husband
A YouTuber in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor was assaulted on a village road after he made videos highlighting road and other local problems, with the victim claiming that the husband of a village head and his supporters also followed him and took him to the police station while beating him.
The incident took place in the Kotwali Dehat police station area on September 11, according to the complaint filed with police.
The complainant said he had gone to a Jama Masjid to offer Friday prayers and was stopped by a man identified as Ramun alias Munshi after he came out of the mosque at around 2 pm.‘YOU THINK YOU ARE A BIG JOURNALIST'
According to the complaint, Ramun confronted the YouTuber over the videos he had been making in the village.
“Tu bahut bada patrakar hai, bahut gaon ki video bana raha hai (Are you a very famous journalist that you're making video of the village),” the complainant quoted him as saying.
The complaint alleges that village head’s husband Imran, along with his brother Furkan and several others identified as Shadman, Zeeshan and Ashraf, subsequently arrived at the spot.
The complainant said that the group abused, pushed and assaulted him. He further claimed that the accused threatened to kill him if he continued making videos of the village and warned that they would “teach him journalism”. ‘FOLLOWED HIM TO POLICE STATION'The complainant told police that he somehow managed to leave the spot and started heading towards the police station. However, he claimed that the accused followed him and assaulted him on the way.
He further said that the group continued following him until they reached the police station, effectively taking him there while he was being assaulted.
The complainant has sought legal action against the named accused and told police that he fears for his safety because of the people named in the complaint.TWO ARRESTED, INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
Following the complaint, Kotwali Dehat police registered a case and arrested two accused, including village head’s husband Imran. The two were subsequently sent to judicial custody, while police continue to investigate the involvement of the other people named in the complaint.
The dispute reportedly stems from the complainant’s videos about problems in the village, including the condition of roads and other local issues. The complainant has described himself as a journalist and YouTuber and that he was assaulted and threatened in an attempt to stop him from recording and publishing such videos.
The allegations in the complaint have not been independently verified. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident and the roles of the other accused named by the complainant.
The case has also raised concerns about the safety of digital journalists and content creators who document civic problems at the local level.
Videos highlighting damaged roads, drainage issues, waterlogging and other public concerns have become increasingly common on social media platforms.
For now, police action has resulted in the arrest and judicial custody of two accused, while further investigation will determine the circumstances of the assault and the threats.- EndsWith inputs from Ritik RajputPublished By: Ritaban MisraPublished On: Sep 13, 2026 07:43 IST
