Vikas Patak aka Hindustani Bhau, who rose to fame with his stint in Bigg Boss, has been arrested by Dharavi Police on February 1 for ‘instigating students to protest against offline exams’.
Students protested in Mumbai and Nagpur demanding the cancellation of offline exams for classes 10 and 12. Hindustani Bhau shared several videos supporting the students protesting amidst the pandemic.
In his video, Hindustani Bhau supported the demands of the students and said, “The students are fighting for their rights and should be given justice.” He also appealed to the students to reach out to Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad’s house to protest. Vikas not only supported them but also joined them in their protest.
ANI tweeted, “Social media influencer Vikas Fhatak, also known as ‘Hindustani Bhau’, arrested by Dharavi Police in connection with students’ protest in Dharavi yesterday over their demand for online exams for classes 10th & 12th, in view of #COVID19. FIR registered against Fhatak & others.”
A thread to the tweet read, “‘Hindustani Bhau’, had uploaded a video of him on Instagram allegedly instigating students. FIR registered under multiple sections of IPC (including that for rioting), Maharashtra Police Act, Disaster Management Act, and Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act.”
Another update informed, “Dharavi Police arrests one more accused, Iqrar Khan Vakhar Khan. FIR under IPC Sec 353, 332 (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from duty), 427, 109, 114(Abettor present when offence committed), 143(unlawful assembly), 145, 146 (rioting), 149, 188, 269, 270.”
For the unversed, it is not the first time that Hindustani Bhau has been arrested for violating COVID-19 restrictions. Earlier Vikas used an ambulance to reach Shivaji Park to stage a protest.