Abhishek Upadhyay. Picture Credit score: X/@upadhyayabhii
Abhishek Upadhyay, who runs a YouTube information channel that reported the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, has alleged harassment over his stories on corruption and different irregularities in Uttar Pradesh.
In a collection of posts on X, Mr. Upadhyay alleged {that a} recent case had been registered towards him and a duplicate of the First Info Report (FIR) filed in Ghaziabad has not been supplied to him.
In accordance with Mr. Upadhyay, he was close to Shipra Mall in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad when a motorcyclist approached from the rear and made contact together with his automobile on August 18, 2026. The person subsequently alleged that Mr. Upadhyay had hit his bike, and requested the previous to accompany him to the realm police publish, the place the motorcyclist’s criticism was recorded, Mr. Upadhyay stated.
On August 19, Mr. Upadhyay uploaded a report on allegations involving an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and two plots of agricultural land price a number of crores, bought in 2023. The report alleged {that a} college was then constructed on the land.
The YouTube video was eliminated inside about half-an-hour, below provisions for bullying and harassment, Mr. Upadhyay alleged. Following an in a single day authorized problem, he stated, the video was restored on August 20.
Round 10.20 p.m. on August 20, when Mr. Upadhyay was in Delhi, he acquired a name from his spouse informing him that eight or 9 police personnel had reached his residence in Ghaziabad. He alleged that no feminine police personnel had been current. He spoke to one of many police personnel over the cellphone.
In accordance with the Mr. Upadhyay, the in-charge of the police group instructed him {that a} case had been registered, and requested him to look on the publish. Mr. Upadhyay thereupon requested for a duplicate of the FIR.
At 2.45 a.m. on August 21, 2026, he acquired by WhatsApp a hyperlink to the FIR, which solely had a single web page, and with out particulars of the authorized provisions invoked or on the alleged incident. When he sought your entire content material of the FIR, he acquired one other hyperlink, which pertained to an FIR filed towards him in Lucknow in 2025 “after he had reported the homicide of a NEET pupil” in Gorakhpur. The police towed away his automobile on the identical day, he alleged.
Mr. Upadhyay, by his X deal with, has posted 10 tales coping with allegations of corruption within the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Division; unlawful mining in U.P.; irregularities in an examination carried out in U.P. by an organization below the scanner in Jharkhand; and irregularities within the State Income Division.
Congress MP and the occasion’s media and publicity division head Pawan Khera; Aam Aadmi Occasion’s (AAP) Sanjay Singh; and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) spokesperson Priyanka Bharti have prolonged help to Mr. Upadhyay.
“The person who got here to the rescue of the religion of crores of Indians and has been exposing the brazen embezzlement and theft of donations from the Ram Mandir @upadhyayabhii is now being hounded and silenced by the Yogi authorities by an FIR,” Mr. Khera stated on X.
“The Yogi-Modi duo did not handle the Belief correctly, failed to make sure accountability, and failed to guard the religion and donations of hundreds of thousands of devotees. Now, when another person is doing the job they did not do, they’re utilizing the equipment of the state to intimidate him and erect each potential impediment in his path…,” the Congress chief additional alleged.
Printed – August 22, 2026 09:44 pm IST
