Viral Video: ‘Rail Jihadi,’ Shehzad Poonawalla's Shout Out to YouTuber Gulzar Sheikh, Check Details

Viral Video: Long after much outrage over the dangerous content sæd to be uploaded by YouTuber Gulzar Sheikh, the final vindication came as he was finally arrested for placing various items, including cycles and soaps, on railway tracks. The development came following a complaint by the Legal Hindu Defence, as shared by BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on X.

Legal Action and Public Safety

Poonawalla thanked Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, the UP Police and the Railways Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw for prompt action and promised that Sheikh, tagged 'Rail Jihadi', would not go scot-free. It was a cyber-crime complaint filed by the Legal Hindu Defence, a legal volunteer group recently started by Poonawalla, which proved to be instrumental in effecting Sheikh's arrest and allaying public safety concerns. Poonawalla Tweeted, "“Rail Jihadi” Gulzar arrested, I assured you that Rail Jihadi won’t be spared by authorities."

Additional Legal Provisions

Complaint reads, "“Under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, there is a violation for creating public mischief with an attempt to derail the train. Despite the clear-cut provisions of this rule, Gulzar Sheikh is committing the act which is a blatant violation of law. The actions of accused can lead to a big public tragedy, The accused has knowledge that his actions can lead to derailment of a train taking lives of many people."

"In view of the facts stated above, the offences under Sections 324, 326 and 109 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023; Sections 150, 151, 152, 153 and 154 of The Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966; and Section 66F of IT Act, 2000 have been committed. For the reasons cited above, the offences committed by the accused persons are cognizable. As such, offences may be registered at once and the FIR filed accordingly,” it adds.