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Instagram Influencer Arrested For Controversial Reel Using Gandhi Image
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News18•06-10-2026, 21:39
Instagram Influencer Arrested For Controversial Reel Using Gandhi Image
- •Simran Patel, a 47-year-old Instagram influencer from Surat with 1 million followers, uploaded a controversial reel.
- •The video featured objectionable visuals and insulting gestures using Mahatma Gandhi's photograph on a 500-rupee note.
- •Following a complaint by social activist Dharmesh Kami, Surat Cyber Crime Police investigated and confirmed the upload.
- •Police arrested Simran Patel under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act for publishing objectionable electronic content.
- •Authorities released a video of her in handcuffs and her apology, warning against posting such content for likes and followers.
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Simran Patel was arrested for posting a controversial reel on Instagram that featured objectionable visuals, gestures, and insulting comments using Mahatma Gandhi's photograph printed on a 500-rupee note.
A social activist from Surat named Dharmesh Kami lodged a police complaint after the reel went viral on social media.
The police registered a case under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, which pertains to the publication of objectionable content in electronic form.
