YouTuber Manish Kashyap, who surrendered in fake news case, fought elections from Bihar

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YouTuber Manish Kashyap has surrendered before the Champaran Police after it was revealed he circulated fake news of Bihar labourers being attacked in Tamil Nadu..

YouTuber Manish Kashyap, who surrendered before the Champaran Police over fake news of fatal attacks on labourers in Tamil Nadu, once fought elections in 2020...

Manish had been on the radar of Bihar and Tamil Nadu Police, ever since he shared a video showing migrant labourers from Bihar purportedly being harassed..

Manish Kashyap fought elections for Bihar's Chanpatia assembly seat in 2020..

The issue rocked the Bihar assembly earlier this month, with leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalling the proceedings, claiming Bihari workers were being targeted for speaking Hindi in Tamil Nadu...

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