According to ANI, Gaurav Taneja, a YouTuber was taken into custody in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida after his fans gathered at a metro station in Noida to celebrate Taneja’s birthday. Taneja who owns the YouTube channel Flying Beast had planned to mark his birthday at Sector 51 Metro Station, Noida.
Yesterday Taneja posted an Instagram request asking his followers to meet at the Metro station. This prompted a stampede, with thousands arriving at Sector 51 metro station. Gaurav Taneja is followed by more than 3.3 million people on Instagram.
Ritu Rathee (who has more than 1.6 million Instagram followers) today stated that she booked an entire Metro in which to celebrate Taneja’s birthday. NMRC will limit the maximum metro capacity. Lekin se milege zaroor (But, we will get to everyone), she shared on Instagram this morning.
First, Taneja was detained because he had violated the Noida prohibitory order due to the increasing number of Covid cases. He was then taken into police custody by Noida for refusing to obey a directive from a public servant.
After his arrest, Gaurav Tanneja was trending Twitter hours later.