| 1. Manish Kashyap, an Indian journalist from Bihar, operates the YouTube channel Sach Tak News. |
| 2. He focuses on highlighting the challenges faced by the local populace in Bihar, particularly concerning government services in education and health. |
| 3. His decision to pursue journalism stemmed from a personal experience where he was asked for a bribe to renew his driver's license. |
| 4. Starting his YouTube news channel, Sach Tak News, he shed light on Bihar's public issues within schools, universities, and healthcare facilities. |
| 5. His interviews include notable figures such as Bhojpuri actress Akshara Singh, Alakh Pandey of Physics Wallah coaching academy, and politicians like Mukesh Sahani and Tej Pratap Yadav. |
| 6. Manish Kashyap contested independently in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections and secured 5.26% of the votes in the Chanpatia seat. |
| 7. His YouTube channels, Er Manish Kashyap and Sach Tak News, had over 1 million and 6 million subscribers respectively by March 2023. |
| 8. He has been a guest speaker at various social group events and universities, including Ganga Bachao Trust and KIIT and KISS in Odisha. |
| 9. In his leisure time, he enjoys engaging in adventurous activities like underwater diving. |
| 10. In February 2023, he was accused of fake reporting claiming that migrant workers from Bihar were being beaten in Tamil Nadu. |
| 11. Eleven cases have been registered against Manish Kashyap since he started his YouTube channel in 2018, including nine in Tamil Nadu and three by the Economic Offence Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police, related to spreading fake videos of attacks on migrant workers[3][4]. |
| 12. Manish Kashyap surrendered to the police in West Champaran, Bihar, in March 2023 regarding the fake migrant video case[3]. |
| 13. He spent nine months in prison and was later released on bail, though the trial at Patna High Court has not yet begun and he has not been acquitted[1]. |
| 14. The Economic Offence Unit (EOU) raided his Sach Tak News office in Dadaji Building on Boring Road, Patna, collecting digital evidence that increased his legal difficulties[2]. |
