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Indian YouTuber arrested for tying balloons to pet dog to make it fly for cruel video stunt
A YOUTUBER has been arrested after he made a video that appeared to show a dog with balloons tied to it’s back.
The Indian man, who has only been identified as Gaurav, 31, caused widespread outrage after he attempted to make his pet “fly” last Friday.
A YouTuber has been arrested after he tied balloons to his pet dog as part of a video[/caption]
Gaurav, 31, says he was trying to make the dog ‘fly’[/caption]
The vlogger, who has 4.15 million subscribers, has since been detained in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar police station for risking the dog’s life.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for south Delhi said: “He has been arrested on the charges of animal cruelty by risking pert dog’s life via video making.”
Concerns had been raised by the People for Animal the video after the man was seen on the video trying to get his dog airborne with the help of helium balloons.
The clip revealed that Gaurav was in a park alongside his mum to film the cruel act, with seemingly little regards for the animal’s safety.
“The upper portion of her body has started going off,” excited Gaurav said in the video.
Gurav is then filmed letting the dog go into the air, as it floats towards a balcony on the building before hitting an iron frame.
The Youtuber, who has 4.15 million subscribers, appeared in the video with his mother[/caption]
The pair attempt to release the dog next to a block of flats[/caption]
As it floats towards a balcony it collides into a iron frame[/caption]
As the YouTuber sat on top of a vehicle, he appeared to showed no remorse as the pet dog swayed uncontrollable in the air.
Fortunately, the animal was believed to be unharmed when he returned to the ground.
Following a backlash to the clip, Gaurav issued an apology having claimed that he took all the precautionary measures before filming began.
“I admit my mistake, but I personally had taken all the safety measures before flying the video” he said.
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He added that he “loved his pet like his child” but admitted that it was the “wrong content” to release on his channel.
Gurav remains under investigation.
Gurav has since apologised calling the claiming he loves his pet ‘like his child’[/caption]
It remains unclear what punishment he and his mother will face[/caption]
