Elvish Yadav booked for beating up fellow YouTuber over social media rivalry: Gurgaon cops

A purported video of the incident shows Yadav entering the room and beating up the victim as he greets him. Thakur falls to the ground and Yadav and his group are seen assaulting the man. In another video on X posted by Thakur on his account Maxtern, he stated that he went to Gurgaon to meet Yadav alone who assaulted him, along with his friends, and threatened to kill him. He said that he sustained injuries in his mouth.

Yadav, however, told The Indian Express that the victim threatened to kill his family. “The incident took place in the heat of the moment,” he added.

In his police complaint, Thakur said that he has actively been producing content since 2017 and has known Yadav since 2021. “With over 1.6 million subscribers on YouTube, 8.5 lakh followers on Instagram, and 2.4 lakh followers on X, I have garnered recognition and accolades in the gaming community for my entertainment-based content.

Over the last few months, Elvish fan pages spread hate… leaving me distressed. I was asked by Yadav to meet but I thought it would be a verbal discussion. When he came to the store, he and his 8-10 goons, who were drunk, started beating me and using abusive language. Elvish Yadav tried to break my spine…,” he alleged.

The FIR was registered at Sector 53 police station in Gurgaon under IPC sections 147,149, 323, and 506.

“They have been vying with each other on YouTube and their followers would pick on each other on social media. We have collected the footage and an investigation is underway,” said Inspector Singh.

Police said Thakur’s medico-legal test report was taken and he sustained four minor injuries in the incident.