YouTuber Gaurav Taneja Arrested For Celebrating His Birthday?

YouTuber Gaurav Taneja was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Noida today after his followers gathered in large numbers at a metro station to celebrate his birthday, as reported by ANI.

Gaurav Taneja who is currently one of the most popular YouTubers in India with millions of subscribers across his three YouTube channels-- 'Flying Beast', 'Fit Muscle TV' and 'Rasbhari Ke Papa' where he makes fitness-related videos as well as his daily life vlogs and live streams. A civil engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, Taneja is also currently pursuing law at the faculty of law, Delhi University. Gaurav Taneja has over 3.3 million followers on Instagram. Taneja, who runs the YouTube channel 'Flying Beast' and is very famous, had planned to celebrate his birthday at the Sector 51 Metro Station in Noida. YouTuber Gaurav Taneja was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Noida today after his followers gathered in large numbers at a metro station to celebrate his birthday. 

His wife Ritu Rathee, who also has over 1.6 million followers on Instagram, today said that she had booked an entire metro coach in which they would celebrate Gaurav Taneja's birthday and cut the cake. On 10th July,  Gaurav Taneja’s wife Ritu Taneja posted a request on his Instagram page asking followers to gather at the metro station. Following this, thousands of people turned up at Sector 51 metro station, resulting in a huge crowd rush. After a huge crowd gathered at a metro station in Noida to celebrate the birthday of YouTuber Gaurav Taneja aka 'Flying Beast' who was then arrested under Section 188 for violating Section 144. Mr Taneja was first arrested for violating the orders imposed in Noida, in view of the rising Covid cases. Noida police then arrested him for not abiding by the orders of a public servant. Hours after his arrest, Gaurav Taneja was trending on Twitter. However, he was granted bail late in the night, But no official announcements have been made by the Youtuber and his wife. What do you think about this? Do mention your thoughts in the comment section below.

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