A 21-year-old man was arrested from Delhi`s Neb Sarai space after he was seen reducing a cake with an unlawful pistol in a video which is viral on social media, an official mentioned on Saturday.
In the video, an individual is seen blowing out candles and later reducing a cake with the assistance of a pistol. The firecrackers have been additionally bursting within the space.
The accused was recognized as Aniket alias Anish, a resident of Sangam Vihar.
Taking cognizance of a viral video on social media whereby a younger man was reducing cake with a pistol, #DelhiPolice recognized the accused and arrested him from Neb Sarai together with .315 bore countrymade pistol & 2 dwell rounds. Case registered u/s 25 Arms Act. pic.twitter.com/CuBG65nvCP
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) April 1, 2023
As per police report, Aniket can also be beforehand discovered concerned in a case registered at Malviya Nagar police station.
“Taking cognisance of a viral video on social media wherein a young man was cutting cake with a pistol, #DelhiPolice identified the accused and arrested him from Neb Sarai along with .315 bore country-made pistol & 2 live rounds. Case registered u/s 25 Arms Act,” Delhi Police tweeted.
According to Chandan Chowdhary, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), on Thursday, an data was obtained concerning the video on social media through which one legal was carrying an unlawful weapon and roaming within the Sangam Vihar space.
“The location of the accused was zeroed down in Sangam Vihar, Neb Sarai and subsequently he was apprehended. One country-made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from his possession,” mentioned the DCP.
“The accused admitted to shooting the video to gain popularity on social media and establish his identity among other criminals and to entice young boys,” the DCP added.
