A Delhi-based content creator was arrested for allegedly subjecting a youth from Tripura to racial abuse and humiliation, an official said on Thursday.
Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit is investigating the video of the alleged racial abuse.
Earlier, the Delhi Police had taken suo motu cognisance of a purported video of the incident and launched an investigation after registering a case. Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit is investigating the video of the alleged racial abuse. The police will then produce Shokeen before a Delhi court to seek transit remand. Shokeen had allegedly recorded the controversial video in Ahmedabad around a month ago.
“The content creator, identified as Amir Shokeen, is a bad character of Sadar Bazar area and has previously been involved in multiple cases of brawling,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Niharika Bhatt told PTI. The police’s Special Police Unit for North Eastern Region (SPUNER) had written to the IFSO unit, asking it to investigate the video, they said. Police sources said the Tripura Police team is expected to land in Delhi later in the night and will first visit Sadar Bazar police station, where it will take custody of Shokeen from the Delhi Police. Police sources said there are seven to eight accused in the case and their role will be investigated.
