Mani Meraj (YouTuber)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mani Meraj

• Mani Meraj is a well-known Bhojpuri comedian, singer, and YouTuber with millions of followers online.

• He has over 7 million followers on Instagram and millions of views on his YouTube videos.

• Before gaining fame, he worked as a chicken cutter and later entered Bhojpuri entertainment through comedy and music videos.

• He has appeared in several Bhojpuri films, and one of his recent movies was released recently.

• Mani Meraj also did Bhojpuri commentary for Jio TV during the IPL season.

  

• He was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police from the Anisabad area of Patna on 5 October 2025.

• The arrest was made after his girlfriend, known as Vannu The Great (real name Vandana), filed serious allegations of rape, deceitful marriage, forced abortion, and religious conversion.

  

• Police sources said Mani Meraj was detained near his Scorpio vehicle when he was about to leave for Sahebganj from his friend’s flat in Anisabad.

• According to Vandana, Mani Meraj hid the fact that he was already married when he first met her about two and a half years ago.

• She alleged that he mixed an intoxicating substance in her cold drink and tried to establish physical relations while she was unconscious.

• When she protested, he allegedly promised to marry her and later went ahead with the marriage but asked her to keep it secret.

• Vandana claimed that Mani Meraj continued physical relations after the marriage and later forced her to undergo an abortion when she became pregnant.

• She also alleged that he pressured her to convert to Islam and forced her to eat beef. Following these accusations, the Uttar Pradesh Police registered a case under charges of rape, fraud, and forced religious conversion.

• After his arrest, Mani Meraj was kept in custody at the Gardanibagh police station in Patna. Due to missing documents, the police initially did not receive transit remand from the court.

• The hearing for remand was rescheduled for 6 October 2025 at 3 PM. Mani Meraj’s lawyer, Shivanand Bharti, claimed the case was being misrepresented and said it involved a live-in relationship, not sexual assault.

• He alleged that a planned conspiracy was being run to defame Mani Meraj. The arrest has drawn significant attention on social media and in local political circles.