Maharashtra's cyber police have filed a case against popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee following a fake post on a parody account about Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter. The controversial post, shared by the account @dhruvrahtee on the social media platform X, falsely claimed that Birla's daughter had passed the Union Public Service Commission exam without appearing for it.

The account's bio clearly states it is a fan and parody account, not affiliated with Dhruv Rathee’s official account, and is not impersonating anyone. Despite this, Rathee found himself in the midst of the controversy.

Frustrated by the situation, Dhruv Rathee criticized the media for not verifying facts before implicating him. "Go use your eyes to see that this alleged post was made by some random parody Twitter account. I have nothing to do with this," he declared.

The incident was reported to the police by a relative of Om Birla. Consequently, Rathee was charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for defamation, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, and statements leading to mischief, along with relevant sections of the IT Act.

Upon learning that the offending message originated from a parody account, police officials confirmed that an investigation is underway.

Amid the controversy, the parody account posted a follow-up tweet: "As directed by @MahaCyber1, I have deleted all my posts and comments on Anjali Birla. I would like to apologise as I was unaware of the facts and copied someone else's tweets and shared them."