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YouTuber VRK booked after diabetic student lands in hospital
The Story in Brief
Cyberabad police have booked social media personality Veeramachineni Ramakrishna (VRK) and Koteshwara Rao after a 30-year-old law student with type-1 diabetes said he was advised to stop insulin and later hospitalised with diabetic ketoacidosis. The complainant, identified by sources as Kalleda Sai Krishna, visited the VRK Health Care Centre in Raidurg on 12 September 2025 and paid Rs 26,000 for supplements and services. He was admitted to KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad two days later and discharged on 17 September with medical expenses of Rs 58,219.
A case has been registered at Raidurgam police station under sections of the BNS including cheating and endangering human life, as well as the National Medical Commission Act and the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act. The complainant has also approached the consumer court seeking compensation. Separately, the Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA) secured a civil court order on 29 September 2026 restraining VRK from publishing content involving unauthorised medical advice and has asked Meta and YouTube to remove the content. The case is under investigation.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three sources report the same facts identically: a law student with type-1 diabetes alleges he was advised to stop insulin at VRK’s centre and was later hospitalised. The Times of India and Siasat focus on the immediate criminal case and the gag order, while The South First adds a broader context: VRK’s diet claims have been promoted for years through TV and social media, and it notes the complainant’s specific request to have his medical records examined by an independent specialist. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant. The criminal case and civil injunction now subject VRK’s long-running health claims to simultaneous legal scrutiny.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), siasat.com (neutral report), thesouthfirst.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 1 October 2026: this story now draws on 3 sources.
