Hyderabad: YouTuber held for throwing money bundle on ORR for views
The arrested person was identified as Bhanu Chander Reddy from Balanagar, whose mindless and dangerous act went viral on social media
Hyderabad: A day after booking a case against a YouTuber for his reckless stunt of tossing a bundle of currency notes on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) stretch for grabbing views for his ‘money hunt’ game, the Ghatkesar police arrested him on Wednesday.
The arrested person was identified as Bhanu Chander Reddy from Balanagar, whose mindless and dangerous act went viral on social media and led to a police case for endangering life of road users and creating public nuisance.
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In the video which became viral on Wednesday, and originally posted on Instagram, Bhanu Chander, clad in a t-shirt and jeans is seen holding bundles of currency notes on the ORR.
He then quite nonchalantly throws a bundle of currency notes saying that amount is Rs. 20,000 and everybody is welcome to track it down and collect the money. In the background the location is shown as Exit 9 of ORR.
The video went viral on several social media platforms and simultaneously earned the wrath of the netizens who demanded action against him for endangering public safety.
Soon after, the Ghatkesar police took note of it and registered a case against the man under Sections 125, 292 of BNS and Sect 8 (b) of National Highway Act.
