YouTuber Gaurav Taneja arrested after followers gather to celebrate his birthday at Noida metro

YouTuber Gaurav Taneja aka 'Flying Beast' arrested under Section 188 after his followers gathered in huge numbers at a metro station in Noida to celebrate his birthday, upon his request.

On Friday, Taneja posted on his Instagram page inviting his followers to gather at the metro station. Following this, thousands of people turned up at Sector 51 metro station, resulting in a stampede. Noida Sector 49 Police rushed to the spot and handled the situation.

Taneja was booked for allegedly violating section 144 of the CrPC which is in force in Noida and section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant).

Hours after his arrest, Gaurav Taneja was trending on Twitter.

Earlier in the day, Taneja's wife Ritu Rathee Taneja, who has over 1.6 million followers on Instagram, told her fans that she will meet them at about meeting at 1.30 pm for a birthday celebration.

The post read, "We will be restricted by maximum capacity of a Metro given by NMRC! Lekin sabse mileage zaroor!." However, hours later, another post on the Instagram story informed that celebrations were being cancelled "due to some personal issues".

Gaurav Taneja is currently one of the most popular YouTubers in the country with millions of subscribers across his three YouTube channels-- 'Flying Beast', 'Fit Muscle TV' and 'Rasbhari Ke Papa' where he makes fitness-related videos as well as his daily life vlogs and live streams.

A Civil Engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, Taneja is currently pursuing Law at the Faculty of Law, Delhi University.