Crime

Durgapur YouTuber Moutushi gets 10 days in jail 

• By A Correspondent, Durgapur
• November 05, 2026
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A YouTuber duo from Durgapur has been booked for allegedly smashing the head of a power grid worker over a dispute over mud and water spilled on the road. When 34-year-old YouTuber Moutushi Mondal, a resident of Chandidas avenue of durgapur, and her 30-year-old male companion Anil Roy, who were arrested in this incident, were produced before the Durgapur Sub divisional Court on Wednesday, the judge rejected their bail application and ordered them to be remanded in jail for 10 days. As per the court order, Moutushi has been sent to the Asansol Correctional Facility and Anil to the Durgapur Sub divisional Correctional Facility.

The incident began on Tuesday morning. 41-year-old Power Grid employee Purnabrata Behera was leaving for Bankura from Parulia in Durgapur in a company car. On the way, mud and water accumulated in a pothole on the road spilled out due to the impact of the car's wheels and hit the riders of a motorbike passing by. After this, the YouTuber and his companion, who was riding the motorbike, got angry and stopped the government vehicle and started a heated argument with the driver and the rider. Allegedly, during the argument, the young man riding the motorbike took off his helmet and spat in the face of the driver. Allegedly, then Moutushi Mandal suddenly picked up a heavy stone from the side of the road and hit Power Grid employee Purnabrata Babu on the head.

Purnabrata Babu was rescued in a bloody state and admitted to Durgapur Subdistrict Hospital. After this incident, a written complaint was filed with the New Township Police Station, the police investigated and arrested the two accused YouTubers. A case has been registered against the arrested under sections 115(2), 117(2), 118(2), 109(2), 126(2) and 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).