TG Mohandas put out a YouTube video talking about the student protests in Delhi over the NEET paper leak mess. And what he said… man, it was the kind of thing that makes you stop and go, wait, did he really just say that?
He claimed the protests at Jantar Mantar and places like that could lead to gang rape. Then he went further. He said there wouldn’t even be any complaints because “those attending the protest like rape and there are girls who enjoy being raped.” Yeah. He actually said that. And if that wasn’t enough, he started talking about what he’d do if he were in charge — slap a curfew, tell everyone to clear out, and if they didn’t, just open fire. Some people might get killed or messed up for life, he said, but things would be under control in a few hours and the bodies could be moved to hospitals.
The video was on his channel called Pathrika. It spread, people got furious, and complaints started coming in. Kerala’s cyber police registered a case saying the content was meant to disturb public peace and create fear. Then on Sunday evening, a team from the Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police Station, along with local cops, showed up at his place in Koovappadam near Mattancherry in Kochi. He was home. They took him into custody.
They collected details about his YouTube account and the devices he used to make and upload the video. Sources say he’s going to be questioned properly as the investigation goes on.
Look, people say wild things online all the time, especially in political commentary. But this one felt different. These were students out there because of the NEET paper leak — kids and young people who’d studied for years, families who’d poured money and hope into it. When questions came up about the exam, they showed up to protest. Turning that into talk about girls enjoying rape… it just landed wrong. Really wrong.
A lot of people pointed out how language like that paints young women who step into public spaces as somehow asking for the worst. In a country where sexual violence is already a daily nightmare for so many, hearing someone on a public platform talk like that doesn’t sit easy. Critics said it wasn’t just offensive — it was the kind of talk that makes the air feel less safe for women.
Of course, some of his usual supporters tried the free-speech angle. Harsh talk about crowd control, they said, shouldn’t automatically mean someone gets picked up. But the specific bit about girls enjoying rape crossed a line for most people who heard it. That’s what the complaints focused on, and that’s what brought the police to his door.
The timing is pretty clear. The video and the initial case were late July. By early August the cyber police moved. Showing up on a Sunday evening and taking him in from home tells you they weren’t treating it like some minor online spat. They’re going through the content, looking at how far it reached, and figuring out the next steps under the laws around public order and material that can stir fear or hostility.
For regular people watching this, it’s another reminder of how fast online talk can turn into real consequences. Political YouTube channels thrive on strong opinions. Sometimes those opinions stop being opinions and start sounding like they’re putting targets on groups of people. Student protesters, especially the young women among them, already deal with crowds, travel, and public scrutiny. They don’t need someone suggesting they somehow welcome violence.
Police have been straightforward about it. They arrived, he was there, they collected the digital stuff, and they took him in for questioning. The investigation is still going. What exactly sticks as charges will depend on how they assess the material. But the fact that a cyber team acted on the complaints shows the system responded to the anger that followed the video.
At the end of the day, this sits right where free speech, political commentary, and basic respect for people who protest all collide. Mohandas’s words about girls and rape didn’t feel abstract. They felt personal to a lot of people who heard them. And the police action followed. Whether this turns into formal charges or a longer process, we’ll see in the coming days. For now, he’s in custody, the video is under the microscope, and the conversation it started is very much still happening.
Sources: NDTV report from August 9, 2026; Times of India coverage of the initial booking in late July 2026; NewsX report on the detention.
@Rohit Manral
