Akshay Kumar files Defamation suit

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has served a Rs 500-crore defamation suit against a YouTuber named Rashid Siddiqui, who brought up his name in the Sushant Singh Rajput case while spreading fake news.

Siddiqui was earlier arrested for spreading fake news and dragging the name of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son, minister Aditya Thackeray, in the case.

Siddiqui had also linked Akshay with late actor Sushant's girlfriend, actress Rhea Chkraborty, claiming that the actor helped Rhea to escape to Canada.

It is believed that Siddiqui earned around Rs 15 lakh in a span of four months and his subscribers also grew from 2 lakh to over 3 lakh.