Uttarakhand’s Nainital district has reported the arrest of YouTuber Birju Mayal in Ramnagar after police registered a first information report (FIR) based on a complaint from the administration of a government hospital. He was accused of making a video at the hospital and obstructing government work. After his arrest, he was produced before a judicial magistrate’s court, which granted him bail.
According to police, the action was taken on the basis of a complaint submitted by government hospital CMS Tapan Sharma. The complaint alleged that Birju Mayal entered the government hospital, recorded a video and obstructed government work.
Police registered an FIR on the basis of the complaint and arrested Mayal late Tuesday evening. He was produced before the judicial magistrate’s court on Wednesday, where the court granted him bail.
The matter is related to the Ramnagar area. According to the report, on Monday night, Block Pramukh Manju Negi and Upajyeshtha Pramukh Sanjay Negi reached the Kotwali and staged a protest, alleging that Birju Mayal had been harassing them through social media.
The Block Pramukh also submitted a written complaint to the police. Police said they would investigate the matter and kept the complaint with them.
The case took a new turn after CMS Tapan Sharma of the government hospital submitted a separate complaint to the police.
The hospital administration’s complaint alleged that Mayal had made a video inside the government hospital and obstructed official work. Police subsequently registered the FIR and arrested him late Tuesday evening.
After the arrest, Mayal was presented before the judicial magistrate’s court on Wednesday. Following the hearing, the court granted him bail. He is therefore not currently in jail in connection with the case.
The available report does not provide detailed information about the circumstances in which the video was recorded or what exactly was captured in it. It also does not specify where the video was published or the precise nature of the alleged obstruction caused to hospital work.
The report states that the dispute involved more than the act of recording a video. The Block Pramukh and Upajyeshtha Pramukh had earlier approached the police alleging harassment through social media, after which the government hospital administration submitted a complaint concerning video recording and alleged obstruction of official work.
Police registered the case on the basis of the CMS’s complaint, arrested Mayal and produced him before the court as part of the prescribed legal process. The court granted him bail after hearing the matter.
The investigation can examine aspects including the contents of the video, Mayal’s presence at the hospital, the allegations made in the complaint and the alleged obstruction of government work.
The available information does not establish the truth or otherwise of the allegations. An arrest does not by itself establish guilt, and the final status of the case will depend on the investigation and subsequent judicial proceedings.
The incident has also brought attention to the role of social media in the matter. According to the report, Mayal is active on social media, and the police action followed allegations concerning a video recorded at the government hospital.
The report notes that hospitals have patients, doctors, employees and other people present, and that recording videos in such locations can involve issues concerning hospital permission, privacy and disruption of government work. However, the available report does not provide additional details about these aspects in this particular case.
Following the grant of bail, the further legal process in the case will continue. Police may collect evidence related to the allegations in the FIR, while the accused has the right to present his position through the legal process.
