MALAPPURAM: The police have registered a case against YouTuber known as Thoppi in connection with an inauguration program. He has been charged for disrupting traffic and using obscene language in between the inaugural function of a shop at Valanchery in Malappuram. A case has also been registered against the shop owner.

The action was taken on the complaint of Saifuddin Padam, a resident of Valanchery Painkannur Pandikasala and a volunteer. He lodged a complaint with the police the other day for disrupting traffic on the national highway for several hours and singing bad songs. The police then registered the FIR today.

The YouTuber's song when he came to inaugurate the shop was widely discussed on the social media. Hundreds of teenagers, including students, were present at the event. The controversial function was held on June 17. Thoppi has lakhs of subscribers for his YouTube channel 'mrz thoppi'. He is a native of Kannur.