Amidst the outrage over a YouTuber named Gulzar Sheikh putting different items on railway tracks including cycles, soaps, stones and more in the name of content creation, the YouTuber has been arrested. He was arrested after the Legal Hindu Defence filed a complaint against Sheikh, as informed by BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on X (Twitter).
Poonawalla posted that the accused YouTuber Gulzar Sheikh has been arrested after the complaint was filed against him. ““Rail Jihadi” Gulzar arrested. रेल जिहादी गुलज़ार गिरफ़्तार. I assured you that Rail Jihadi won’t be spared by authorities,” Poonwalla said and thanked Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, the UP Police and Railways Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw.
“Rail Jihadi” Gulzar arrested
— Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Shehzad_Ind) August 1, 2024
रेल जिहादी गुलज़ार गिरफ़्तार
I assured you that Rail Jihadi won’t be spared by authorities @legalhindudef
Thank you @myogiadityanath @Uppolice @RailMinIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw https://t.co/oMTTc29Up0 pic.twitter.com/AytyZGZBy3
Earlier, Legal Hindu Defence informed about the cyber-crime complaint they have filed. Notably, Legal Hindu Defence is a legal volunteer group launched by Poonawala last month.
“Under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, there is a violation for creating public mischief with an attempt to derail the train. Despite the clear-cut provisions of this rule, Gulzar Sheikh is committing the act which is a blatant violation of law. The actions of accused can lead to a big public tragedy,” the complaint reads.
“The accused has knowledge that his actions can lead to derailment of a train taking lives of many people. In view of the facts stated above, the offences under Sections 324, 326 and 109 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023; Sections 150, 151, 152, 153 and 154 of The Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966; and Section 66F of IT Act, 2000 have been committed. For the reasons cited above, the offences committed by the accused persons are cognizable. As such, offences may be registered at once and the FIR filed accordingly,” the complaint adds.
Legal Hindu Defence back in action 🚩💪
— Legal Hindu Defence (@legalhindudef) August 1, 2024
पुलिस कंप्लेंट हो चुकी है। सख़्त से सख़्त क़ानूनी कार्यवाही करवाएगा @legalhindudef 💪
Police complaint has been filed in this case. We will make sure that a strict action is taken against Gulzar Sheikh. 💪🚩😤 https://t.co/xjtZzvby8C pic.twitter.com/FTfyqYHF05
Earlier in the day, OpIndia reported that an X user ‘TrainWaleBhaiya” shared a shocking video of a YouTuber Gulzar Sheikh putting different items on railway tracks including cycles, soaps, stones and more in the name of content creation. In his post, the X user wrote, “This is Mr Gulzar Sheikh from Lalgopalganj, UP who puts random things in front of trains for YouTube Money, He is putting lives of 1000s of passengers in danger,” and urged Indian Railways and administration to take strict action against the YouTuber.
In our investigation, OpIndia found that many such YouTube channels have been uploading such videos for likes and shares. In most probability, these channels are earning hefty money by monetizing these videos.
