Vikas Fhatak aka 'Hindustani Bhau' arrested by Mumbai Police; here's why
Mumbai, February 1: Social media influencer Vikas Fhatak, also known as Hindustani Bhau has been arrested by the Dharavi Police in connection with students' protest on Monday over their demand for online board exams for classes 10th and 12th, in view of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against Vikas Fhatak alias Hindustani Bhau and others.
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'Hindustani Bhau' had uploaded a video of him on Instagram allegedly instigating students. An FIR has been registered under multiple sections of IPC (including that for rioting), Maharashtra Police Act, Disaster Management Act, and Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act.
The protesting students demand online exams for classes 10 and 12 in view of the Covid-19 situation. Earlier this month, the police lathi-charged the students and tried to bring the situation under control. The cases were also registered for violating Covid-19 protocols.
The protest took place after a video by a youtuber Vikas Fhatak, alias Hindustani Bhau, who has been arrested, went viral on the internet in which he raised his voice over the concerns of class 10 and 12 students' health for the issue of offline board exams.
In the video, he can be heard saying, "Many deaths took place due to Covid-19. People have not come out of its fear, now the Omicron variant has come. The government itself is saying to stay at home and take precautions."
He said that the professors are also holding meetings via online mode, so why the risk is being taken with children's health by taking offline exams.
"I would like to request you (government) to cancel the offline exams. If not then, my students and I would take to protest at the doorstep of the Varsha Gaikwad. I won't stop until they get justice...," Bhau said in the video.
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