{
  "id": 12109314,
  "title": "Surat Instagram Influencer Arrested Over Objectionable Reel Featuring Gandhi's Image On ₹500 Note",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/surat-instagram-influencer-arrested-over-objectionable-reel-featuring",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:27:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/surat-instagram-influencer-arrested-over-objectionable-reel-featuring-gandhis-image-on-500-note"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Surat: A 47-year-old Instagram influencer and content creator was arrested by the Surat Cyber Crime Branch for allegedly posting an objectionable reel featuring Mahatma Gandhi's image on a ₹500 currency note. The accused, identified as Simran Patel , also referred to as Simran Amit Patel, is a homemaker from Surat's Adajan area and reportedly has around 10 lakh followers on Instagram. Influencer…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Surat Woman Arrested For Posting Objectionable Reel On Mahatma Gandhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/surat-woman-arrested-for-posting-objectionable-reel-on-mahatma-gandhi",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:29:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘Insulting remarks, sexual gestures': Gujarat influencer posts reel on Mahatma Gandhi with ₹500 note, booked under IT Act",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/insulting-remarks-sexual-gestures-gujarat-influencer-posts-reel-on",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:11:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}