Celebratory fire lands 'birthday boy' in jail
New Delhi: The craze to be famous on social media landed a 32-year-old man in jail after a TikTok video of him firing in the air to celebrate his birthday went viral, police said on Monday.
The incident came to light after the police received information about the video. Following a thorough examination, it was found that the incident took place at Suiwalan in Delhi's Chandni Mahal area on Saturday evening when Faizan was celebrating his 32nd birthday, an officer said.
In the video, Faizan was seen firing in the air with a gun in his hand. The video was first uploaded on TikTok, which later went viral on others social media platforms, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said.
When the video got viral, Faizan disappeared from his house and hid himself to evade arrest. He was arrested from Akhade Wali Gali and a countrymade pistol used in the alleged firing was recovered from his possession, Randhawa said.
During interrogation, Faizan revealed that on the eve of his 32nd birthday, he planned to celebrate in a different way to make it special, the DCP said.
The accused took a countrymade pistol from a person of Chandni Mahal area and recorded the purported video and uploaded it on TikTok "to make himself famous on social media and the society," the officer said.
Efforts are being made to ascertain the source of illegal weapon, the police said, adding that a case had been registered.
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Karnataka bypolls: Over 60 per cent voter turnout in Bagalkot, Davanagere South till 5 pm
Bengaluru (PTI): Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in both Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday.
While the turnout in Bagalkot was 65.68 per cent, it was 63.04 per cent in Davanagere South.
While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP aims to wrest them and deliver a setback to its rival, which is currently witnessing an "internal power struggle" over leadership.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
A total of over 2.59 lakh eligible voters are expected to cast their votes at around 319 polling stations in Bagalkot, where nine candidates are in the fray.
In Davanagere South, over 2.31 lakh eligible voters are expected to vote across 284 polling stations, with 25 candidates contesting.
The BJP has fielded former MLA and 2023 defeated candidate Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot, and a fresh face, Srinivas T Dasakariyappa, from Davanagere South.
The Congress has given tickets to family members of the late legislators in both constituencies. Bagalkot candidate Umesh Meti is the son of H Y Meti, while Samarth Mallikarjun from Davanagere South is the grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
