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Delhi's ‘Spiderman’ couple caught after viral video of dangerous bike stunts. Watch
The young couple lives in Delhi's Najafgarh. The Spiderman and Spiderwoman fans have dedicated their Instagram accounts to the superhero characters.
A young couple in Delhi was arrested after they were seen in several videos performing dangerous students on a bike. While was man was dressed as Spiderman, the woman was dressed as Spiderwoman.
Aditya, 20, and Anjali, 19, performed the motorcycle student in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh where they live.
A viral video posted on Instagram showed them riding a Pulsar wearing the superhero costumes and without a helmet or number plate. The woman, who emerges from a metro station, is riding pillion. They were also seen holding their hands up from the moving vehicle. They face charges including driving without a helmet, license, and displaying a number plate, news agency IANS reported.
In their body-con outfits, their faces could not be seen.
Watch the video of the “Spiderman” couple in Delhi:
The video, titled “Spiderman in Najafgarh”, has over 9.6 lakh views and over 77,000 ‘likes’ on Instagram.
"Two persons were riding a bike and wearing Spiderman costumes. An inquiry into the matter was conducted and the riders have been booked under sections different sections of the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act for offences without a helmet, without a mirror, without a licence, dangerous driving and not displaying a number plate etc," a senior police officer was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
The man describes himself as "your friendly neighbourhood Indian spidey" on Instagram and has over 9,000 followers. Several of his videos have over a million views. One of the Instagram Reels shows him selling onion from a push cart following by his solo stunt on a bike.
His female friend's Instagram is called spideygwen_official. She describes herself as "your one and only Spider Gwen", a tribute to Gwen Stacy, Spiderman's romantic interest in the iconic superhero comic series. She has a little over 700 followers.
The ‘Spiderman’ couple attended the WaConne Anifest in Delhi on Thursday and received loud cheers from the crowd when they went on the stage and greeted the audience, giving the quintessential Spiderman and Spiderwoman poses.
