Kanta Prasad, the owner of the famous ‘Baba ka Dhaba’, has filed a complaint against YouTuber Gaurav Wasan, who put him into the limelight by sharing his video, for misappropriation of funds, police said on Sunday, reported PTI.

‘Baba ka Dhaba’ owned by 80-year-old Prasad shot to fame approximately a month ago when a heartbreaking video of him, alongside his wife, went viral, where he was seen recounting his months of desperation since the lockdown. The video that was widely shared across social media platforms was shot by Wasan, against whom Prasad has filed the complaint.

Prasad said Wasan shot his video and posted it online [on his YouTube account] and convinced the public on social media to donate money to the eatery owner.

Wasan “intentionally and deliberately shared only his and his family/friends bank details and mobile numbers with the donors and collected huge amount of donation through different mode of payments i.e bank account/wallets without providing any information to the complainant,” Prasad alleged in his complaint, PTI reported. 

The 80-year-old has accused Wasan of not providing the details of the financial transaction to him. 

“We received the complaint yesterday at the Malviya Nagar Police Station and the matter is being probed. No FIR has been registered yet in the case,” Atul Kumar Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), said.

Baba Ka Dhaba was the cynosure of many eyes across the country, including celebs from showbiz who posted appeals asking people to go there and get themselves a meal after Prasad’s video went viral. A day after the video was shared, it was trending on Twitter with #Babakadhaba and the eatery was flooded with more customers than it had seen in 30 years of being in business.