Watch Video: UAE Man Arrested For Locking Up Indian Football Fans In "Bird Cage": Report

Watch Video: UAE Man Arrested For Locking Up Indian Football Fans In "Bird Cage": Report

A UAE man was arrested on Saturday in Abu Dhabi after a video showing him locking Indian Football fans in a bird cage. The video that went viral shows that an Emirati man locked 5-6 Indian men in a bird cage. He then asked those men, which team do they support, India or UAE in the AFC Asian Cup. The workers replied, 'India' and got a bitter response from the man. The man again asked them who do they support, they replied UAE and the man releases them.

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Watch Video: UAE Man Arrested For Locking Up Indian Football Fans In "Bird Cage": Report

After the video was making rounds on the internet, United Arab Emirates Attorney General's office released a statement on this video. The statement clearly stated that it was an offensive video and a legal action should be taken against the man.

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The statement further reads that a warrant has been issued for the man. He was arrested and brought in for questing. During interrogation, the man explained that the video was just a joke. The men shown in the birdcage were his workers. They know each other for 22 years and they all on his farm.

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Watch Video: UAE Man Arrested For Locking Up Indian Football Fans In "Bird Cage": Report

The Sharjah police told the media that such videos contradict with the UAE laws. The men in the video have been referred to the public prosecution for further investigation.

-PTC NEWS