Delhi Police books YouTuber Gaurav Wasan accused of cheating 'Baba Ka Dhaba' owner

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday registered a case against YouTuber Gaurav Wasan for allegedly misappropriating funds received as
donation for the owner of 'Baba Ka Dhaba', an eatery in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar.Kanta Prasad (80), the owner of the eatery, had shot to
fame after a video of him tearfully recounting the desperation of the months since the lockdown was shot by Wasan and shared widely across
month after the video went viral.In his complaint to police, Prasad alleged that Wasan "intentionally and deliberately shared only his and
his family/friends bank details and mobile numbers with the donors and collected huge amount of donation without providing any information
to the complainant".Wasan, however, denied the allegations.Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said, "After we received
a complaint, preliminary enquiry was done and an FIR was registered under section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of
"greedy" by some people on the social media after he lodged a complaint against Wasan and challenged the YouTuber to disclose his bank
details to prove his innocence.Talking to reporters at a press conference, Prasad, accompanied by his lawyer Prem Joshi and blogger Tushant,
claimed that Wasan gave him a cheque of 2.33 lakh on October 26 after the YouTuber was trolled for not handing over the donation amount to
Prasad.Tushant alleged that Wasan has only disclosed his bank account statements from October 7 to 10 whereas he received more money after
that
Wasan, he had claimed that Prasad did not have a bank account or a mobile phone but that was a "lie".Joshi also claimed that on October 26,
when Wasan gave the cheque to Prasad, he made him sign a paper claiming that all dues had been settled
However, later he again gave Rs 1.45 lakh to Prasad.Wasan, however, said that he has submitted to the police his bank account statements