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Legal proceedings against Ajeet Bharti for alleged casteist

Overview

Delhi Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against YouTuber Ajeet Bharti following allegations by the Azad Samaj Party that he made “caste-based, abusive, humiliating, sexually degrading and potentially inflammatory statements” in a video. The complaint targeted remarks directed at Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad, Dalit women, and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, invoking the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Bharti denied using casteist slurs, claiming his comments were a response to abuse directed at his family. However, a Delhi court later rejected his anticipatory bail plea. The Patiala House Court ruled that the material on record prima facie disclosed an offence under the Act and noted that statutory bars precluded the grant of bail in such instances.

Entities

Delhi Police · Ajeet Bharti · Dr. B.R. Ambedkar · Chandra Shekhar Azad · Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 3 SOURCES] The Patiala House Court rejected YouTuber Ajeet Bharti's anticipatory bail plea. www.latestly.com · www.livelaw.in · newsable.asianetnews.com
[● 2 SOURCES] Section 18 of the SC/ST Act precludes the grant of anticipatory bail due to the prima facie disclosure of an offence. www.latestly.com · newsable.asianetnews.com
[● 2 SOURCES] The case involves alleged casteist and derogatory remarks made during a social media programme on August 22. www.livelaw.in · newsable.asianetnews.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The court observed that Bharti's remarks invoked caste hierarchy and marriageability regarding MP Chandra Shekhar Azad. www.livelaw.in

Timeline

4 days ago

[CRIME] 4 sources
Ajeet Bharti: Delhi court denies bail in SC/ST Act case
A Delhi court denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti, citing prima facie evidence of casteist remarks against MP Chandra Shekhar Azad under the SC/ST Act.
18 days ago

[CRIME] 2 sources
Ajeet Bharti booked for alleged casteist remarks against Chandrashekhar Azad
Delhi Police have booked YouTuber Ajeet Bharti under the SC/ST Act for allegedly making derogatory and casteist remarks about MP Chandrashekhar Azad and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

Sources

barandbench.com · latestly.com · liveLaw.in · newsable.asianetnews.com · scroll.in · theobserverpost.com