YouTuber Gaurav Taneja was arrested on Saturday after his followers thronged the Sector 51 metro station in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida to celebrate his birthday, reported India Today.
On Friday, Taneja through Instagram told his fans that an entire NMRC metro coach has been booked to celebrate his birthday, and fans are welcomed to join the celebration.
Following this, thousands of fans reached the Sector 51 metro station to meet the YouTuber, popularly known as Flying Beast.
According to the report, a stampede-like occurred at the station due to the massive crowd. However, no casualties were reported.
The Noida Sector 49 Police immediately reached the spot and pacified the people.
Later, the police imposed Section 144 of the CrPC and Taneja was taken into custody for its violation.
The YouTuber was kept in police custody for two hours before he was arrested under Section 241 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and Section 188 (disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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