A man identified as Azam Ansari, who is an alleged doppelganger of Bollywood actor Salman Khan, was arrested by Lucknow Police on 8th May for disturbing peace on the streets of the city. The action was taken against Ansari after an Instagram reel from April 30 went viral where he was shooting in the middle of the road disturbing traffic. His stunts led to massive traffic jam around the Clock Tower in Lucknow. Ansari has been booked under Section 151 of CrPC.
A man from Lucknow, Azam Ansari penalised, arrested, and sent to jail last night by Thakurganj Police for smoking , blocking roads and creating nuisance in a public place. The man used to copy actor #SalmanKhan and shoot videos of himself for #Instagram reels. pic.twitter.com/TWKRXMOzsl
— Live Adalat (@LiveAdalat) May 9, 2022
In the video, he was performing the song ‘Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega’ from Salman Khan’s movie of the same name. He randomly walked and stopped in the middle of the road, causing inconvenience to the people passing by. Since his arrest, several other reels have gone viral on the social media platform. His Instagram account is filled with such reels made in the middle of the road, in front of monuments, religious places and even at the Railway Station.
After being detained by the Lucknow Police, Ansari’s photographs from the Police Station went viral as well in which he was visibly happy with the publicity. Journalist Saurabh Sharma shared his photograph and wrote, “Salman Khan fans never get sad. Azam Ansari, a die-hard fan of Salman khan, arrested under preventive measures for dancing anywhere on the streets of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.”
Salman Khan fans never get sad. Azam Ansari, a die hard fan of salman khan arrested under preventive measures for dancing anywhere on the streets of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/NHW1seeyE5
— Saurabh Sharma (@saurabhsherry) May 8, 2022
TOI Journalist Arvind Chauhan shared his video from the Police Station and wrote, “Nawab Azam Sahab expressing his happiness after being booked under Section 151 [CrPC].”
Nawab Azam sahab aapni khushi ka izhar karte hue 151 ke challan ke baad.#Lucknow https://t.co/azg0oXkgjB pic.twitter.com/xv9Exb7TEo
— Arvind Chauhan अरविंद चौहान (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) May 8, 2022
Under Section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code, a Police officer can arrest and detain a person for up to 24 hours without Magistrate’s orders and without a warrant.
Another youth arrested in Ghaziabad for performing stunts outside a Girls’ school
On May 8, another youth identified as Dushyant Kumar was arrested by Ghaziabad Police after his video went viral on social media in which he was seen performing stunts outside Sushila Girls Inter College.
#GhaziabadPolice – सोशल मीडिया पर सुशीला गर्ल्स इंटर कॉलेज के बाहर एक लड़के द्वारा गुलाटी मारने की वीडियो वायरल हुई थी जिसका पुलिस द्वारा तत्काल संज्ञान लेते हुए युवक को गिरफ्तार किया गया है, आवश्यक वैधानिक कार्यवाही की जा रही है ।
— GHAZIABAD POLICE (@ghaziabadpolice) May 8, 2022
वीडियो बाइट- पुलिस अधीक्षक नगर प्रथम https://t.co/AjnUra33px pic.twitter.com/wasLfXUmdZ
In a statement, Superintendent of Police Ghaziabad Nagar Pratham said that Dushyant performed stunts when the girls were coming out of the college. Action against Kumar as per the law was taken.
Sharing the video, BJP leader Dr Shalabh Mani Tripathi said, “This youth, instead of going to school, became a fan of Shahrukh Khan. He was performing stunts outside Girls’ colleges like Shahrukh Khan.”
माता पिता ने स्कूल भेजा तो स्कूल छोड़ ये जनाब शाहरुख़ खान के फ़ैन हो गए, गर्ल्स कालेज के सामने शाहरुख़ खान बन लगे स्टंट मारने, पर भूल गए कि यूपी में अब योगीराज है, फ़िलहाल लाकप में हैं, वहां इन्हें नैतिक शिक्षा की पर्याप्त पुस्तकें भी दी जा रही हैं। pic.twitter.com/kcuO8r6YBZ
— Dr. Shalabh Mani Tripathi (@shalabhmani) May 8, 2022
He added, “However, he forgot CM Yogi is in power in UP. At the moment, he is in Police custody. He is being provided with the correct books on moral education.”
