A YouTuber who claimed to have spent an entire day at the Bengaluru airport was arrested, news agency PTI reported.
According to the police, Vikas Gowda, who has over 1.13 lakh subscribers on his YouTube channel, entered the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, recorded a video and later falsely claimed that he spent an entire day there.
On April 12, Gowda uploaded the video on his YouTube channel, boasting that he spent an entire day at the airport and ventured into many areas of the airport hoodwinking security.
"He entered the airport, cleared the security check at Terminal-2 of the Kempegowda International Airport and headed towards the boarding lounge.
After the matter came to light, an official with the Central Industrial Security Force, which oversees airport security, lodged a complaint against Gowda.
A YouTuber who claimed to have spent an entire day at the Bengaluru airport was arrested, news agency PTI reported.
According to the police, Vikas Gowda, who has over 1.13 lakh subscribers on his YouTube channel, entered the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, recorded a video and later falsely claimed that he spent an entire day there.
Gowda, 23, a resident of Yelahanka in Bengaluru, entered the airport with a ticket of Chennai-bound Air India flight on April 7 at around 12 pm, the police said.
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According to the police, he did not board the flight "deliberately" and, instead, was roaming around the airport recording a video on his mobile phone.
On April 12, Gowda uploaded the video on his YouTube channel, boasting that he spent an entire day at the airport and ventured into many areas of the airport hoodwinking security.
The video was later deleted from his channel.
"He entered the airport, cleared the security check at Terminal-2 of the Kempegowda International Airport and headed towards the boarding lounge. But instead of boarding the plane, he was roaming around in the airport premises and spent nearly six hours at the airport," a police officer told news agency PTI.
The officer further said that Gowda later left the airport, claiming that he had missed his flight. Since he had a valid ticket and boarding pass, the security personnel did not suspect him.
According to the initial inquiry, Gowda told police that he did it for publicity and also his claims in the alleged video were an exaggeration.
After the matter came to light, an official with the Central Industrial Security Force, which oversees airport security, lodged a complaint against Gowda. Based on the complaint, a case was registered against Gowda under Sections 505 (Statements conducing to public mischief) and 448 (house trespass) of the Indian Penal Code, and he was arrested, the officer said.
Gowda was later released on bail, police said.
Published By: Rishabh Sharma Published On: Apr 18, 2024
