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'Aaj Tak' anchor Anjana Om Kashyap files defamation suit against Bihar educator, YouTuber 'Khan Sir'
Scroll | June 7, 2026 10:39 PM CST

Aaj Tak journalist and managing editor Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network, the owner of the news channel, have filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against Bihar educator and YouTuber Faizal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, reported Live Law on Sunday.

Demanding Rs 2 crore in damages, Kashyap and the network have alleged that Khan made defamatory remarks about her after she criticised online educators during a broadcast about the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical college admissions.

Kashyap had reportedly accused online educators of being frauds and said that they had been commenting on matters beyond their understanding.

In a video, Khan then accused Kashyap of spreading fake news and being a “broker” for the government.

The development came amid allegations of widespread mismanagement of the 2026 NEET-UG and the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate for admissions into undergraduate programmes in central universities.

On May 12, the testing agency cancelled the exam following fresh allegations of a paper leak. More than 22 lakh candidates had appeared for the test that was conducted on May 3.

Separately, the CBSE’s On-Screen Marking evaluation process for evaluating Class 12 answer sheets had come under criticism in the past two weeks following complaints about alleged glitches and irregularities during the evaluation process.

Many students had alleged that the...

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