Ten-year-old preacher’s mother moves court against ‘anti-Hindu’ YouTubers
Abhinav Arora’s mother also claimed that he had received a life threat from jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s group.
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The mother of a 10-year-old preacher named Abhinav Arora, popularly known as Bal Sant Baba, has moved a Mathura court seeking registration of a criminal case against seven “anti-Hindu” YouTubers for allegedly defaming the minor and promoting hate against his religious practices, Bar and Bench reported on Monday.
In her complaint, the mother accused the YouTubers of uploading videos that were “maliciously designed” to mock Arora’s religious beliefs and violate his privacy.
“The actions of the accused persons have caused immense emotional suffering for the complainant’s minor child, especially considering that the complainant’s minor child is only 10 years old,” the petition said, according to Bar and Bench.
It added that the minor was “unable to freely practice his religion or live his daily life without the fear of being harassed or insulted physically or online”. The conduct of the YouTubers forced the “present complainant to the stage of absolute collapse and family suicide", the petition claimed.
The complaint also claimed that the seven YouTubers were “anti-Hindu” elements who were gaining money by uploading content that was against the minor. It claimed that the contents of their videos were crafted to promote hate against Hinduism and “pollute” the minds of its followers.
Along with being defamatory, the actions of those accused amounted to a calculated...