YouTuber Gaurav Taneja, known as `Flying Beast`, arrested after fans throng Noida metro station to celebrate his birthday

YouTuber Gaurav Taneja, also known as the `Flying Beast`, was arrested after his followers gathered at the Noida Sector 51 metro station to celebrate his birthday.

New Delhi: YouTuber Gaurav Taneja, also known as the "Flying Beast", was on Saturday (July 9, 2022) arrested after his followers gathered at a Noida metro station to celebrate his birthday. Taneja had reportedly booked a metro coach at the Sector 51 metro station of the Aqua Line for his birthday celebrations. His wife, Ritu Rathee Taneja, had allegedly invited followers to celebrate his birthday, following which, hundreds of people thronged the Sector 51 metro station to meet the YouTuber.

According to news agency ANI, Noida Sector 49 Police booked him for allegedly violating Section 144 of the CrPC, which is currently in force in Noida. He was also booked under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant). 

He is reportedly a Civil Engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. Gaurav Taneja is also currently pursuing Law from the Faculty of Law, Delhi University.