YouTuber Gaurav Sharma held for filming Nidhivan Raj against rules
YouTuber Gauravzone arrested: YouTuber Gaurav Sharma, who once made his dog fly, has been arrested for allegedly shooting a video inside Nidhivan Raj, an important religious site in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan.
It is pertinent to mention that Nidhivan Raj in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan is restricted for filming during the night.
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As per the belief, Nidhivan Raj is the holy place where Radha and Lord Krishna played 'raas lila' during the night. Therefore, no one is allowed to enter the place at that time.
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Gaurav Sharma, who is the admin of the Gauravzone YouTube channel, was arrested from his Delhi residence.
A police official said that Sharma has been sent to judicial custody. Meanwhile, efforts to nab his associates are underway.
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During the interrogation, the Youtuber admitted that he shot the video at the "holy" place during the night of November 6. He was accompanied by his cousin Prashant and friends Mohit and Abhishek, the police said.
Gaurav had uploaded the video on YouTube on November 9 which was deleted later after priests protested against the shooting of a film inside the "holy" place.
Likewise, a case has been registered in Vrindavan police station under section 295A of the IPC and section 66 of the IT Act following a complaint by Rohit Goshwami, the priest of Nidhivan Raj.
Gaurav Sharma is the same YouTuber who was arrested for making his dog fly in May this year. He was later released and had deleted the video and apologised for the same.
-PTC News
