YouTuber Arrested for Violating Traffic Norms & Creating Ruckus in Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi police has arrested a YouTuber for violating traffic norms and creating a ruckus in the Country’s capital.

The accused YouTuber was identified as Prince Dixit. A video of him standing atop a moving car’s sunroof is going viral on social media platforms.

According to reports, the video was shot on the NH-24 near the Pandav Nagar area on November 16, 2022, on Prince’s birthday.

Cognizance of the matter has been taken. We are inquiring into it to identify the offenders & to get the details of the time of incident. Appropriate legal action shall be taken against the offenders.

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— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) March 16, 2023

In that circulated video, it was found that the youths were riding various cars floating themselves outside from the sunroof of cars and obstructing the vehicles in the main carriageway and creating a nuisance by dancing on the road.

After the video went viral, a police team was formed to trace out the offenders and to take legal action on the said circulated video. On verification, the identity of one of the main people around whom the whole video was pictured was revealed as Prince. He was found to be a YouTuber having a fan following of more than 2.68 lakhs.

Reportedly, many videos on his YouTube channel were found in which he was seen violating the traffic rules. Accordingly, a case under section 279 (rash or negligent driving as to endanger human life), 283 (causing danger, obstruction or, injury in any public way or line of navigation), 290 (public nuisance), 34 (common intention), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and 184 (dangerous driving) of the Motor Vehicle Act was registered at Pandav Nagar police station.

Prince was arrested and the vehicle used in the viral video was seized. After interrogation, Prince revealed that the circulated video was made on November 16, 2022, on his 26th birthday. On that day he invited his friends to his residence for a party and thereafter, he along with his friends made videos by riding on various vehicles floating from the roofs and windows of the vehicles on the NH-24 highway.