On 13th May, Delhi Police arrested prominent social media influencer Dr Neelam Singh, popularly known as ‘The Skin Doctor’, over alleged objectionable posts targeting the family of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur. However, he was granted bail by a night magistrate within hours of his arrest.
A social media influencer (Dr Neelam Singh alias The Skin Doctor) has been arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly posting tweets against the Kapur family following the death of businessman Sunjay Kapur. According to sources, a complaint in the matter was lodged at Vasant Kunj…
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2026
According to Delhi Police, a complaint was lodged at Vasant Kunj Police Station on behalf of the Kapur family. Based on the complaint, police then initiated action and arrested Dr Singh. Further investigation in the case is underway.
Mahesh Jethmalani questions arrest
In a post on social media platform X, Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani questioned the arrest and called it a “baseless and frivolous case”. He said that the night magistrate granted Dr Singh bail at around 10 pm and observed that the influencer did not do anything wrong.
A prominent influencer, @theskindoctor13, was arrested by the Delhi Police today on a baseless and frivolous case. When the night magistrate gave him bail within 5 hours at 10 PM tonight, it was made clear by the honorable court that he did not do anything wrong.
— Mahesh Jethmalani (@JethmalaniM) May 13, 2026
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Jethmalani added that the Delhi Police was pulled up by the court and asked who had pressured them to carry out the arrest.
What the case is about
According to media reports, the case is linked to social media posts in which Dr Singh had allegedly raised questions over the circumstances surrounding Sunjay Kapur’s death and concerns linked to his will. Delhi Police has not made any public statement on which posts of Dr Singh are under investigation.
Dr Singh is a dermatologist and social media commentator with a large following on X, Instagram and YouTube.
Sunjay Kapur, chairman of Sona Comstar, died in London on 12th June 2025. Though his death was officially ruled natural, controversy later emerged over inheritance disputes and calls for further investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
