Noida: YouTuber Gaurav Taneja aka ‘Flying Beast’ was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday after his fans came to a metro station in Noida to celebrate his birthday, news agency ANI reported. Police said Taneja was arrested after a large crowd gathered at the Sector 51 metro station of the Aqua Line in Gautam Buddha Nagar.Also read-Lucknow: Section 144 imposed in view of upcoming festivals, procession and worship in public places banned
Taneja had reportedly booked a metro coach to celebrate his birthday. The YouTuber’s wife Ritu Rathi Taneja had reportedly invited the followers to his birthday celebrations. After this, thousands of people gathered to meet YouTuber at Sector 51 metro station. Noida Sector 49 Police reached the spot and handled the situation. Also read- Uttar Pradesh: 24 people sick after eating food at wedding; Suspicion of food poisoning
Visuals from outside Noida Sector 51 metro station from earlier today. (Photo: ANI)
They were booked for allegedly violating section 144 of CrPC which is applicable in Noida and section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant). Gaurav Taneja was trending on Twitter just hours after his arrest. Also read- 22-year-old mother of two children brutally murdered in Delhi for refusing to have sex
Taneja’s wife posted Instagram stories about the event
Earlier in the day, Taneja’s wife Ritu Rathi Taneja, who has over 1.6 million followers on Instagram, told her fans that she would meet him around 1.30 pm for the birthday celebrations. An earlier Instagram story on Ritu’s account also said: “We will be limited to the maximum capacity of the Metro offered by NMRC! But most will meet you!” However, hours later, another post on Instagram Story reported that the ceremony was being canceled “due to some personal issues”.
Who is Gaurav Taneja?
Gaurav Taneja is currently one of the most popular YouTubers in the country with millions of subscribers on three YouTube channels- ‘Flying Beast’, ‘Fit Muscle TV’ and ‘Rasbhari Ke Papa’, where he makes fitness-related videos as well as Own your daily life vlogs and live streams.
A civil engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, Taneja is currently pursuing law in the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.
(with inputs from ANI)
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