‘Insulting remarks, sexual gestures': Gujarat influencer posts reel on Mahatma Gandhi with ₹500 note, booked under IT Act
The accused woman has been identified as Simran Patel who has nearly 1 million followers on Instagram.
Surat police have arrested 47-year-old Instagram influencer Simran Patel for allegedly posting an objectionable reel on October 1, a day before Gandhi Jayanti. The video features Patel holding a ₹500 currency note with Mahatma Gandhi's portrait and making vulgar, sexually suggestive gestures while singing "Happy Birthday Gandhi Ji".
She is accused of putting the note into her T-shirt. The influencer, who has around 10 lakh followers, uploaded the video between 1 pm and 6 pm. Patel was arrested on October 4 after a complaint was filed with the Surat Cyber Crime Branch under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. Police subsequently deleted the video and conducted a technical investigation to trace the Instagram account to Patel. She apologized during her arrest.
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