'YouTubers' cause panic on the road by brandishing guns in Noida for a video, Police to take action

ida Police swings into action after a video purportedly showing some people in a car brandishing guns at each or in Greater ida surfaced on social media on Tuesday. w, according to Police, video was shot for YouTube channel. Police said that action will be taken against m for creating a "nuisance".

purported video of incident h surfaced on social media Tuesday evening, showing two cars running parallel on an empty ro, while video was being shot from ar car running behind two.

"It was a video shoot which was allegedly being done by some people for ir YouTube channel. It is t related to any robbery attempt. Suitable legal action being taken against people appearing in video for ir act of creating nuisance in public," a police official said.

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

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

Brandishing firearms in public is illegal in country under Arms Act. However, this is clearly t first time Police have taken action against content creators for brandishing weapons in public places.

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Last month, Pune police arrested a 23-year-old man for wielding a sword and scaring people on a viral TikTok video. accused was seen openly striking poses in a public place with a weapon in his hand. case was registered a violation of Arms Act.

User-generated content platforms like YouTube and TikTok have come under massive scrutiny for kind content being spre. YouTube is w cracking down on hateful videos on its platform days after IT Minister Ravi Shankar Pras warned against misuse of digital platforms in India

Last month, Mras High Court h imposed a ban on TikTok over concerns of "porgraphic and inappropriate content" being me available through it. However, ban was later lifted with condition that platform should t be used to host obscene videos.

(With PTI inputs)