Overview
- A Moradabad court granted bail to Mohammed Amir after his July 25 arrest on charges of uploading hate speech and vulgar content while dressed as a saint.
- Channel Top Real Team (TRT), which has around 50 lakh YouTube subscribers and five million Instagram followers, was accused of spreading confusion and hatred through abusive videos.
- In an apology video, Amir said his material was meant solely for entertainment and vowed to avoid offending religious sentiments in future posts.
- Investigators have recovered additional objectionable footage from Amir’s archive and opened inquiries into members of his scripting and filming team.
- Moradabad police have issued stern warnings to other social media creators to refrain from abusive or obscene content or face similar legal action.