COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city cyber crime police have arrested a YouTuber on charges of stealing and reposting videos of a woman entrepreneur without her permission, besides making defamatory remarks about her business and personal life on social media.The arrested YouTuber has been identified as S Manikandan,37, of Tiruchendur in Tuticorin.According to police, K Vigneshwari of Coimbatore has been running a masala store at Sivananda Colony. She has a YouTube channel, through which she promotes products made by her and shares videos explaining their preparation and sale.In her complaint lodged on Nov 13, Vigneshwari alleged that Manikandan, who has an Instagram account under the name ‘manihistorymad’ and a YouTube channel titled ‘Tiruchendur Manikandan’, had been downloading and reposting her videos without permission since Aug 24.She stated that he had circulated baseless allegations and defamatory content about her business, products and personal life, affecting her business. He had also used her photographs and videos without consent, made derogatory remarks and threatened to tarnish her reputation further.Following her complaint, the cyber crime police registered a case and launched an investigation. Police traced Manikandan to Ooty, where he was staying.A police team went to Ooty and arrested him on Friday. Police said preliminary investigations revealed that 16 cases had been registered against Manikandan across Tamil Nadu. He had been absconding in several cases.He was brought to Coimbatore, questioned and produced before a court on Saturday. He was remanded in judicial custody.
