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Surat Content Creator Arrested Over Objectionable Instagram Reel Featuring Mahatma Gandhi
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 15:51
Surat Content Creator Arrested Over Objectionable Instagram Reel Featuring Mahatma Gandhi
- •A 47-year-old Instagram content creator named Simran Patel was arrested by Surat Police for posting an objectionable reel.
- •The video featured a Rs 500 currency note with the image of Mahatma Gandhi and was uploaded a day before Gandhi Jayanti.
- •Police acted following a complaint filed by social worker Dharmesh Gami with the Surat Crime Branch.
- •Patel was booked under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act for transmitting obscene material electronically.
- •Following her arrest, a video was released showing her in handcuffs and issuing a public apology for the reel.
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Simran Patel was arrested by Surat Police for allegedly posting an objectionable Instagram Reel featuring a Rs 500 currency note with the image of Mahatma Gandhi in an inappropriate manner before Gandhi Jayanti.
A case was registered against Patel under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, which addresses the publishing or transmitting of obscene material in electronic form.
The police action against Patel followed a formal complaint filed by social worker Dharmesh Gami with the Surat Crime Branch.
