Noida-based content creator Saahil Manish Rokade and his wife Janvi run an Instagram account called ‘kyuandkya,’ which has over 33,000 followers and mainly features mimicry videos. The couple is now booked in a criminal case after a Mumbai resident accused one of their videos of insulting Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

On September 2, 2026, Vikrant Sharad Achrekar filed a complaint at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park police station over an Instagram reel showing a young man dressed like Savarkar, appearing to lick a pair of black shoes. Achrekar alleged the video insulted a national icon and risked disturbing social harmony. Police registered an FIR under Section 67 of the IT Act and Sections 196(1)(b), 353(2) and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Saahil says he had no idea a case existed until Mumbai Police showed up at his Noida home on September 15 – a four-member team that seized his phone and laptop, handed him a notice, and took him to the Sector 39 police station. He alleges he was forced to sign the notice and hand over the passwords to his iPhone and laptop, then held at the station through the day before being locked up around midnight. He was produced before the Surajpur court the next morning and released, though his phone and laptop remain with Mumbai Police.

“The police suddenly showed up at our house. We were shocked to see all this,” Saahil said. He adds that he had received an email from Meta on September 14, the day before police arrived.

Janvi says police are now telling them to travel to the Shivaji Park station in Mumbai, and insists the video had nothing to do with Savarkar. “There is no mention of Savarkar’s name anywhere in the video. It was a normal video. We are trying to get bail.”

The video in question shows Sahil dancing in a round cap and black coat while a song plays in the background referencing an apology, the partition of the country, and British-era boots. A shoe appears in the video, and Janvi is seen holding up a piece of paper reading “sorry”.

Fearing another visit from police, the couple has left their home. Sahil says the seizure of his phone has also disrupted access to his bank accounts.

Inspector Raju Ramchandra Thubal of Mumbai Police, who traveled to Noida as part of the investigation, declined to comment when contacted. Complainant Vikrant Sharad Achrekar could not be reached – the phone number listed in his complaint was found to be out of service.

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