YouTuber Maridhas arrested by cybercrime police

A Selvaraj / Jun 08, 2026, 23:47 IST

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YouTuber Maridhas arrested by cybercrime police

Chennai city Cyber Crime Wing arrested YouTuber Maridhas in Madurai on Monday in connection with a case for making objectionable remarks about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and a few state ministers in a YouTube interview. Police also investigated allegations that he uploaded an AI-generated image of a woman minister in an offensive way.

Chennai: City cybercrime wing police arrested YouTuber Maridhasin Madurai on Monday in connection with a case registered against him for making ‘objectionable remarks’ about chief minister C Joseph Vijay as well as state ministers in an interview. Officials said Maridhas was brought to Chennai, produced before a magistrate court and remanded in judicial custody. Police also seized his mobile phone and laptop to examine digital evidence.AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan and NTK leader Seeman said the arrest was unwarranted and that it reflected TVK govt’s intolerance to criticism.

About the AuthorA Selvaraj

Selvaraj Arunachalam, widely known as Crime Selvaraj, is a veteran journalist with over 31 years of experience in crime reporting across leading Tamil and English newspapers. He has covered historic events, including the deaths of former Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi, the IPL betting scam, and the Kanchi Seer Sankararaman murder case. A familiar face in the digital space, he has given more than 500 interviews across 30 YouTube channels, with millions of views on social media. He has also featured in international documentaries on Netflix and Bloomberg, speaking on high-profile cases such as idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor and conman Sukesh Chandrasekar. Beyond journalism, he has acted in three films including the Tamil movie DNA, trained over 200 budding journalists, directed short films, and authored the English crime-poetry collection Chilled Love. His contributions have earned him the TOI Scribe Award and the Humanitarian Award from former Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.

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