New Delhi: An Indian Army doctor-turned influencer was arrested by the Delhi Police Wednesday over posts shared on social media platform X related to industrialist Sunjay Kapur, but was granted bail by a Delhi Court later the same night, sources said.
Police sources said the social media influencer, identified as Dr Neelam Singh, goes by the name ‘The Skin Doctor’, and landed up on the wrong side of the law after he shared posts against the Kapur family following the death of businessman Sunjay Kapur. The posts questioned the circumstances surrounding Kapur’s death and commented on his estate and inheritance disputes.
According to sources, a complaint was lodged at Vasant Kunj Police Station on behalf of the Kapur family, following which the police initiated action and arrested the accused. The case was registered under Sections 303 (theft) 356(2) (defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and under relevant section of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
The police first called Singh for interrogation Wednesday regarding the posts that were shared on X. He was arrested later.
Siddharth Handa, who represented Singh, told ThePrint that the Delhi court granted him bail by 10 pm. “He was arrested over a post of a document which was a portion of an affidavit already filed in the court. The matter pertains to the battle between Priya Kapur and Karishma Kapoor,” Handa said.
The Delhi Police were pulled up by the court, Handa said, adding that “the learned judge said the case has no legal grounds”.
He added that Singh has not been named in the First Information Report, and that he has cooperated fully with the investigation. Singh was interrogated from 10 am to 5 pm, after which he was arrested, and then granted bail around 10 pm. “The judge said that there is no motive or criminality, and that tweeting is not an offence. Court documents are public records,” Handa said.
Singh Thursday released a statement on X to say that the incident has added many new layers of perspective for him, “most importantly the ones we usually miss in the melee of day-to-day social media discourse”.
He wrote, “At times like these, one realises the importance of ideological support. The people who stood by me at the most crucial juncture were neither close friends nor relatives, but those with whom I am bound by ideology. And it delivered for me when it mattered most.”
Yesterday was a long day.
I was called for questioning in connection with a case that I believed had no merit, and I attended the questioning to present my version. However, the police arrested me at 5.30 PM.
I was granted bail at 10 PM, and the Hon’ble Duty Judge clearly…
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) May 14, 2026
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The Kapur family storm
In one of the now-deleted posts by Singh, he shared a document, and said that Sunjay Kapur died naturally on 12 June, 2025. “His wife, Priya Sachdev, claims he executed a will just three months earlier, in her presence, leaving her 100 percent of his stake. The timing itself raises questions about the authenticity of the will: what prompted a perfectly healthy billionaire to execute such a will so close to his death?” the post read.
Singh questioned how fresh details deepened the doubt, adding, “The will was allegedly executed in Gurugram, while call records show she was in Delhi at the same time. If true, the will’s authenticity is legitimately questionable.” This alleged post has been marked paid and fake.
There are other posts that Singh made on Kapur. On May 13, 2025, he wrote on X, that as per media reports, industrialist Sunjay Kapoor died of cardiac failure after accidentally swallowing a bee while playing polo.
“It sounds bizarre, but it’s not impossible. This can happen either due to a severe, life-threatening reaction called anaphylaxis leading to cardiac failure, or due to a bee sting in the throat causing swelling, airway obstruction, hypoxia, and subsequent cardiac failure. Other possible mechanisms include Kounis Syndrome (allergic reaction causing coronary spasm) and exaggerated vagal response,” he had written. “Bottom line: If you ever accidentally swallow a bee, rush to the emergency room for monitoring. In most cases, you’ll be fine, but for that once-in-a-blue-moon scenario, it’s better to be safe than sorry.”
The sudden death of 53-year-old Sunjay Kapur, while playing polo in London, involves multiple allegations, bitter accusations of greed, and a battle over control of Sona Comstar, the automotive firm built by his late father.
Kapur’s mother, wife and children from his second marriage to actor Karisma Kapoor are now embroiled in this showdown. Beyond private phone conversations, a bitter inheritance battle has unfolded in the Delhi High Court, where three generations of the Kapur family are fighting for the late industrialist’s estate, said to be worth Rs 30,000 crore.
‘The Skin Doctor’
Neelam Singh, or Neel, who goes by the name ‘The Skin Doctor’ is a popular figure on social media platforms X, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. He has a following of almost a million on X.
According to Singh’s website, he belongs to Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, and his father was in the Indian Army. He was born in Nashik, Maharashtra, he did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalayas across India, including at Gwalior, Nashik, Sagar, and Kathua.
Singh is a graduate of the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, and also has a master’s degree in medicine (dermatology). Singh served for 10 years in the Indian Army and retired at the rank of Major.
“Facebook discussions/posts were turning political slowly, and like many of us, I too got dragged into it. Science and history were my strong points already. I started observing, reading and understanding political, social, and religious issues. I slowly realised the existence of cultural Marxism and its massive impact on all of us,” his bio reads.
It says: “So, I started writing my opinion, observations, and facts which my friends liked, shared, and rest you know. My aim is not to enforce my opinions on anyone because I trust individuals’ analytical skills. I believe that facts with credible sources and logical explanations should be provided to the public, and interpretation should be just to the judgment of people.”
(Edited by Nardeep Singh Dahiya)
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