# Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee alleges abduction ahead of Delhi protests

https://mins.news/en/item/96203

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-12 09:55 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/10-12-dhruv-rathee-india-protests-sv?traffic_source=rss

> Indian YouTube star Dhruv Rathee says he was abducted from his home and held for nearly 24 hours without a lawyer. Days earlier, he had called for the election chief to resign. New Delhi is preparing for mass protests on Monday, with demonstrators set to march to India’s Supreme Court.

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