Business Standard

Video shows man brandishing gun on road, police say they are YouTubers

Image

Press Trust of India Noida (UP)

A video purportedly showing some people in a car brandishing guns at each other in Greater Noida surfaced on the social media Tuesday, with police saying it was allegedly shot for their YouTube channel but action will be taken against them for creating a "nuisance".

The purported video of the incident had surfaced on the social media Tuesday evening, showing the two cars running parallel on an empty road, while the video was being shot from another car running behind the two.

"It was a video shoot which was allegedly being done by some people for their YouTube channel. It is not related to any robbery attempt. Suitable legal action being taken against the people appearing in the video for their act of creating nuisance in public," a police official said.

 

The purported video was shot in Karna area of Greater Noida,a police spokesperson said.

Station House Officer (SHO), Kasna, has probed the matter and it has emerged that the two sides were friends with each other and engaging in stunts. Appropriate legal action is being taken in the matter," the official said.

Brandishing firearms in public space is illegal in the country under the Arms Act.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Jun 12 2019 | 12:40 AM IST

Explore News