Held again, YouTuber Maridhas moves fresh petition in Madras High Court

The third arrest, made on Thursday by the Melapalayam police near Tirunelveli, was over a complaint against his video on YouTube and Facebook accusing Tablighi Jamaat as the reason for the spread of Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu. The complaint was filed by Mohamed Kader Meeran, a resident of Melapalayam in April 2020.

He is now booked under sections 292 (a) (publishing of grossly indecent or scurrilous matter or manner intended for black mail), 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 505 (2) (Statements conducing to public mischief with intent to cause fear) of Indian Penal Code and 67 B (a) of The Information Technology Act – 2000.

His first arrest was over his controversial tweet in which he claimed that Tamil Nadu was “turning into another Kashmir under the DMK regime.”