New Delhi:
Sagar Thakur, a YouTuber who goes by the name “Maxtern”, on Friday alleged that he was “brutally attacked” by Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav.
Mr Thakur, a resident of Delhi, posted a video message on his official X account claiming that Elvish Yadav punched him in the face and also tried to “break his spine” during their late evening meeting in Gurugram.
“He also openly threatened me with death,” alleged Thakur, who said he had captured the entire incident on camera.
“I couldn't sleep all night because I was in pain,” he added.
Mr Thakur, who has over 16 lakh subscribers on YouTube, said if anything “unfortunate” happens to him in the future, Elvish Yadav “must be held accountable”.
I was brutally attacked and assaulted by @ElvishYadav, who openly threatened me with death. All the evidence is available on the internet. But when I went to the police station to file an FIR, the SHO filed it under IPC 147, 149, 323 and 506. Unfortunately, these are… pic.twitter.com/UC2U4n1Gee
— Maxtern (@RealMaxtern) March 8, 2024
He said he has filed a case against Mr Yadav and urged Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar to arrest him at the earliest.
How the fight between Elvish Yadav and Sagar Thakur started
The controversy between Elvish Yadav and Sagar Thakur started over the former's photo with Bigg Boss winner Munawar Faruqui.
The fight started when the YouTuber commented on Mr Yadav's meeting with Mr Faruqui.
“Over the past few months, Elf fan pages have been spreading hatred and propaganda, which has upset me,” Mr Thakur said in his complaint.
He said Elvish asked Yadav to meet him on Friday and he accepted saying he thought it was a “discussion”.
“When he came to the shop, he and his eight to 10 men, who were drunk, started beating me and using foul language. Elvish Yadav tried to break my spine so that I would become physically disabled,” he said in his complaint . .
Following the complaint, a case was registered against Mr Yadav and others under sections 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly), 323 (causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC at Sector 53 police station on Friday evening. the police said.