A Delhi court today issued bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in a 2018 defamation case. Judicial Magistrate Rahul Jain issued the order after a process server reported that Rathee’s residence in Gurugram, Haryana was locked when attempting to serve a summons. The court has scheduled the next hearing for October 31st.
The defamation suit was filed by BJP IT Cell member over a video uploaded on Rathee’s YouTube channel. The court had issued fresh summons to Rathee on October 12th, noting that the complainant had been trying to serve him for several years.
Advocate, appearing for the complainant, informed the court that Rathee ordinarily resides in Austria and had recently visited India. The court noted that Rathee was initially summoned in July 2019.
