Earlier this week, Akshay Kumar served a defamation notice to YouTuber Rashid Siddiquee from Bihar for making "false and baseless allegations" against him in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
Earlier
this
week,
Akshay
Kumar
served
a
defamation
notice
to
YouTuber
Rashid
Siddiquee
from
Bihar
for
making
"false
and
baseless
allegations" against
him
in
the
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
death
case.
The
actor
is
seeking
Rs
500
crore
in
damages,
but
according
to
a
new
report,
Rashid
through
his
lawyer
has
threatened
legal
action
against
the
Akshay,
if
he
failed
to
withdraw
the
notice.
Rashid
on
Friday
shared
a
statement
and
asserted
that
the
information
on
his
videos
was
obtained
via
news
channels.
Rashid's
lawyer
added,
"Your
client
(Kumar)
faced
severe
backlash
after
interviewing
an
influential
politician
whereby
thousands
of
personal
remarks
were
made
against
your
client,
but
he
did
not
take
any
action
against
them,
and
selectively
chose
to
take
action
against
my
client
(Siddiquee)."
Akshay
Kumar
Has
Sought
An
Unconditional
Apology
Akshay
Kumar
in
the
legal
notice
sent
through
law
firm
I
C
Legal
on
November
17,
has
claimed
that
Rashid
Siddiquee
in
a
YouTube
video
on
his
channel
FF
News,
has
stated
several
defamatory,
libelous
and
derogatory
statements
against
him.
Kumar
has
sought
an
unconditional
apology
from
the
YouTuber,
asked
him
to
take
down
all
the
videos
where
references
have
been
made
regarding
him
and
desist
from
uploading
such
clips
in
the
future.
Akshay's
Notice
To
Rashid
Siddiquee
"Our
client
(Kumar)
states
that
because
of
your
(Siddiquee's)
scandalous,
defamatory
and
derogatory
videos,
he
has
suffered
mental
trauma
agony
and
huge
loss,
including
loss
of
reputation
and
goodwill,
which
our
client
quantifies
at
Rs
500
crore.
Our
client
is
indignant
and
absolutely
outraged
at
the
public
embarrassment,
discomfort
and
anxiety
he
had
to
face
because
of
these
false,
scandalous
and
derogatory
videos,"
the
notice
added.
Mumbai
Police
Has
Filed
Another
Case
Against
Rashid
Siddiquee
Mumbai
Police
reportedly
has
also
filed
a
separate
case
against
Siddiquee
on
charges
of
defamation,
public
mischief
and
intentional
insult
for
his
posts
against
the
city
police,
Maharashtra
government
and
minister
Aaditya
Thackeray.
Siddiquee
was
granted
anticipatory
bail
on
November
3
in
the
case
by
a
Mumbai
court.