In his defamation suit, Bhatia stated that an unfortunate incident occurred on March 20 in a district court in Gautam Budh Nagar in Noida, where his lawyer’s bands were snatched by an advocate in presence of the judge.
That very same day, YouTube channel Article 19 uploaded a video titled “Police vakeelo se chhudati, Gaurav Bhatia ki Dhulai ho chuki thi (Before police could rescue Gaurav Bhatia from lawyers, he was beaten up)”.
YouTube channel News Launcher uploaded a video titled “BJP Pravakta Gaurav Bhatia ko vakeelo ne koot diya, Godi Media Muh Chhupati Fir Rahi (BJP Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia beaten up by lawyers, Godi Media is hiding its face).”
The video by BBI News was titled “Gaurav Bhatiya ke sath vakeelo ki nok jhok, Gaurav Bhatiya funny memes viral video.”
Details of videos and social media posts made by other channels were added in the suit.
The suit argued that the videos had garnered hundreds of thousands of views and were defamatory in nature.
“It [the video] accuses him of indecent behaviour, physical assault, and dishonourable conduct, employing derogatory language to paint him as a thug and a disgrace. The portrayal of Plaintiff as a helpless victim of physical violence and humiliation within a courtroom setting is not only damaging but also seeks to undermine his credibility and standing as a Senior Advocate and a spokesperson for a political party,” Bhatia argued in his suit.
Source: Barandbench
