Gujarat: 2 arrested after video of jeep being set ablaze goes viral in TikTok
Ahmedabad, Sep 4: A jeep owner and his friend were arrested after a clip showing the vehicle being set afire went viral on social media, including the video-sharing app TikTok.
In the video, a man clad in gold jewellery can be seen pouring petrol on his own jeep and then setting it ablaze by throwing a lit matchstick on the vehicle.
According to police, Indrajitsinh Jadeja (33) allegedly set his jeep on fire at Kotharia road in Rajkot on September 2 and his friend Nimesh Gohel (28) was recording the act.
Both the accused were arrested by the Bhaktinagar Police on September 3, Inspector V K Gadhvi said.
They were booked under IPC section 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire), he said.
Police said Jadeja, an auto-parts dealer, set his jeep on fire out of frustration as the engine of the vehicle did not turn on despite several attempts.
"When the jeep did not start despite several attempts, Jadeja told his friend Gohel that he will set it on fire. Out of disbelief, Gohel asked Jadeja if he was serious about it," Gadhvi said.
When Jadeja replied in affirmative, Gohel stood at some distance and recorded the entire incident on his mobile phone, he said.
"Neither Jadeja nor Gohel had planned to make a TikTok video," the inspector said.
Both the accused were arrested after the police came to know about the incident, he said.
"After shooting the video, Goehl shared it among his friends, who then circulated it on social media. Then someone added a Punjabi song in the background and edited this video using TikTok and made it viral as a TikTok video," Gadhvi said, adding that both the accused were out on bail as local court had refused to grant police remand.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
