YouTuber Gaurav Taneja arrested by Noida police, trends on Twitter as 'surprise' birthday at Metro station goes wrong

Noida police arrested YouTuber Gaurav Taneja for organising a birthday party at Noida's metro station. He started trending on Twitter after that.

Updated on: Jul 9, 2022, 22:24:18 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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YouTuber-pilot Gaurav Taneja was arrested by the Noida police on Saturday after he organised his birthday party at Sector 51 Metro station of the Aqua Line in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, which caused chaos and stampede there. There is, however, no update on his bail. Hours after his arrest, Gaurav Taneja, also known as 'Flying Beast', has been trending on Twitter. (Also Read | YouTuber Ritu Rathee shares she was molested in Class 4; recalls standing strong for herself)

YouTuber Gaurav Taneja arrested by Noida police.

Officials from Noida Sector 49 police station told Hindustan Times, “YouTuber Gaurav Taneja organised his birthday party inside the sector 51 of Aqua Line. Tokens were being distributed under the station, resulting in a long queues and traffic jam. Metro passengers were also facing difficulties and there was also a stampede-like situation there. When the police came to know about the event, it reached the spot. They had given police no prior information about the party."

The officials added, "Gaurav was initially detained and later arrested under Section 144 of the CrPC. An FIR has also been filed against him. He has been arrested under sections 188 and 341 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)."

Earlier, Gaurav's wife, pilot-YouTube vlogger Ritu Rathee Taneja shared details on Instagram as she planned a party for him. She wrote on her Instagram Stories in Hindi and English, "For Gaurav's birthday celebration: We will be restricted by maximum capacity of a metro given by NMRC. But we will meet everyone for sure. I'm doing it all by myself so if there's any fault, forgive me, friends. Keep sending your love."

Ritu also posted a photo as she travelled with her daughter to the metro station.

She also posted a video in which she informed her fans that she will meet them in the afternoon. She wrote, "1.30 at Sector-51, Noida metro station, in front of Hira sweets!" Ritu also posted a photo as she travelled with her daughter to the metro station. In her latest Instagram post, she wrote, "Hi everyone! Have to cancel Gaurav's birthday celebration due to some personal issues."

The couple was recently seen on the Star Plus show Smart Jodi, in which celebrities and their partners competed in a series of tasks and challenges to prove their chemistry as real-life couples. Gaurav's YouTube channel Flying Beast has over seven million subscribers. While Gaurav has 3.3 million followers on Instagram, Ritu has 1.6 million followers.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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