CB-CID moves Madras high court against YouTuber Savukku Shankar's acquittal

CHENNAI: The

CB-CID police

have moved the

Madras high court

challenging the

acquittal

of

YouTuber Savukku Shankar

from a 2008 case against him for stealing electronic data from the office of DVAC.
Admitting the appeal on Thursday, Justice M Dhandapani directed Shankar to respond in four weeks. According to the prosecution, Shankar while working in DVAC stole digital data, transferred office documents and released telephonic conversations between then DVAC director SK Upadhyay and chief secretary LK Tripathy.

In 2017, he was acquitted from the case due to lack of evidence.

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