Former student leader among 3 arrested for attacking YouTuber in Bhubaneswar

A former student leader and two others were arrested in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday for allegedly attacking Youtuber Tapi Mishra.

While the arrested former student leader has been identified as Itish Pradhan, two others are Biplab Parida and Arpan Mishra.

As per reports, Itish and others allegedly launched an ink attack on Tapi and demanded Rs 50,000 from him.

The incident reportedly occurred near the Saheed Nagar Police Station where the demand for the ransom proved costly. 

Based on a complaint, Saheed Nagar Police arrested the three individuals involved in the incident.

As per sources, YouTubers Tapi Mishra and Arpan Mishra had a feud over some reason for some time. Arpan called Tapi and attacked him along with others near Saheed Nagar Police Station. They also launched an ink attack and demanded Rs 50,000 from him.

“I got a fake phone call in which a person impersonating self as the IIC of Saheed Nagar said that a complaint has been lodged against me and asked me to come to the Police Station. When I went to the police station, seven to eight persons came in two vehicles and attacked me with sharp-edged weapons and liquor bottles. Somehow, I managed to grab one person among them and dragged him to the police station. Based on my complaint, three persons have been arrested and forwarded to court. The phone from which I was called is of Itish Pradhan,” said Tapi Mishra.