Controversial Kerala YouTuber Thoppi’s channel shut down over malicious content
The YouTube channel of Kerala-based social media personality Mohammad Nihad, popularly known as ‘Thoppi,’ has been shut down reportedly on a report by the Ernakulam
The YouTube channel of Kerala-based social media personality Mohammad Nihad, popularly known as ‘Thoppi,’ has been shut down reportedly on a report by the Ernakulam Rural police for alleged malicious content. The Ernakulam Rural Cyber police had booked Mr. Nihad for allegedly posting obscene visuals through streaming platforms and registered a case on June 20, 2026 night for the publication of obscene materials online. He allegedly posted nude images of his friends on social media after he had a fallout with the latter.
The police have since opposed his anticipatory bail plea moved in the court citing that the accused has committed crimes of serious nature. The case was registered based on a complaint filed by lawyer Sreejith Perumana. The lawyer moved the police seeking a probe into a series of allegations levelled by members of the YouTuber’s group against each other after they parted ways recently. The State Police Chief had ordered a probe into the complaint mentioning alleged offences, including sexual abuse of minors, drug use, and obscenity.
Though the Kochi city cyber police and the Kalamassery police had earlier conducted preliminary investigations into the complaint, they had not registered cases reportedly after finding that the alleged offences did not occur under their jurisdictions. The rural police acted on the complaint as the alleged offence of streaming obscene content took place at Varapuzha where the accused was staying. Layer, Mr. Perumana alleged that the police had not looked into the alleged offences, including sexual abuse of minors and drug use, mentioned in his complaint.
In a social media post, he said he would move a magistrate’s court’s seeking to alter the FIR by including relevant Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The BriefWire