Updated: November 6, 2020 10:31:58 pm
YouTuber Gaurav Wasan (in green shirt) shared a video of Kanta Prasad (below) and his wife on October 7.
Delhi police on Friday registered a case against YouTuber Gaurav Wasan for alleged embezzlement of funds received as a donation for the owner of ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’, a restaurant in Malviya Nagar, South Delhi.
Kanta Prasad (80), the owner of the restaurant, rose to fame after a video of him tearfully recounted the desperation of the months since Wasan filmed the confinement and was shared widely on social media platforms recently.
The case was filed against the YouTuber following a complaint filed by Prasad on October 31, almost a month after the video went viral.
In his complaint to the police, Prasad alleged that Wasan “intentionally and deliberately only shared his bank details and those of his family / friends and phone numbers with donors and collected a large amount of donations … without providing any information to the complainant “.
Wasan, however, denied the allegations.
Deputy Police Commissioner (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said: “After we received a complaint, a preliminary investigation was conducted and an FIR was registered under section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing the delivery of goods) of the Criminal Code of the India and an investigation was launched. “
Earlier in the day, Prasad said he was hurt by being called “greedy” by some people on social media after he filed a complaint against Wasan and challenged the YouTuber to reveal his bank details to prove his innocence.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Prasad, accompanied by his lawyer Prem Joshi and blogger Tushant, claimed that Wasan gave him a check for 2.33 lakh on October 26 after the YouTuber was checked for failing to deliver the Donation amount to Prasad.
Tushant alleged that Wasan has only disclosed his bank account statements from October 7-10, while he received more money after that. He demanded that Wasan disclose his bank account statements by October 26.
Joshi noted that in the initial videos shared by Wasan, he had claimed that Prasad did not have a bank account or mobile phone, but that was a “lie.”
Joshi also claimed that on October 26, when Wasan gave the check to Prasad, he had him sign a document stating that all fees had been settled. However, he later gave Rs 1.45 lakh back to Prasad.
Wasan, however, said that he gave the police his bank statements until November 2 and claimed that he gave the entire amount received as a donation to Prasad.
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