A row between Tamil Nadu migrants and locals in the town of Mastermind resulted in the capture and surrender of the main suspect, Manish Kashyap.

After an investigation by EOU, it has come to the fore that most of the videos circulated on social media were fabricated and fake

Youtuber and mastermind, who created panic by spreading fake videos on social media about Bihari migrants being allegedly attacked in Tamil Nadu, Manish Kashyap, surrendered at Jagdishpur police station in West Champaran on March 18.

Manish Kashyap wanted by Bihar Police and Tamil Nadu Police in fake news matter of labourers’ issue in Tamil Nadu, surrendered before police today fearing arrest and kurki of his belongings. 6 teams of SIT constituted by EOU along with Patna and Champaran police were continuously raiding his locations at various places and hideouts since yesterday. Kurki done in Majhauliya PS house of Kashyap today. Further action follows,” EOU, SP Sushil Kumar said.

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Opposition in Bihar attempted to portray Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as anti-Bihari alleging that when the migrants’ workers were being beaten up in Tamil Nadu, the RJD leader Tejashwi was cutting the cake of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on his birthday.

Earlier, the Economic Offence Unit (EOU) of Bihar and Bettiah Police had frozen his bank accounts worth ₹42 lakh. Manish has been absconding for the past week since FIR was lodged against him and others.

“Manish Kashyap wanted by Bihar Police and Tamil Nadu Police in fake news matter of labourers’ issue in Tamil Nadu, surrendered before police today fearing arrest and kurki of his belongings. 6 teams of SIT constituted by EOU along with Patna and Champaran police were continuously raiding his locations at various places and hideouts since yesterday. Kurki done in Majhauliya PS house of Kashyap today. Further action follows,” EOU, SP Sushil Kumar said.

There was a big uproar over the issue in the ongoing Budget Session of the Bihar Assembly and Opposition walked out from the House when Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary had rejected their demand of a special debate on the issue.

After an investigation by EOU, it has come to the fore that most of the videos circulated on social media were fabricated and fake. In fact, one of the videos in which Bihari migrants were shown with injury on the forehead was shot in Bengali Colony of Jakkanpur locality in Patna. The shooting of the video took place on March 6 and was posted on social media on March 8