Entertainment / Bigg Boss 13 fame 'Hindustani Bhau' uses ambulance to travel during curfew; held

Bigg Boss 13 contestant Vikas Fhatak, popularly known as 'Hindustani Bhau', was detained for allegedly violating COVID-19 restrictions in Mumbai after using an ambulance to travel during the curfew. Fhatak, who wanted to hold a protest seeking cancellation of exams, had arranged an ambulance to take him to the protest site in order to ensure he's not stopped by police.

Vikrant Shekhawat : May 09, 2021, 07:47 AM

Mumbai: YouTuber Vikas Fhatak, popularly known as 'Hindustani Bhau' was arrested by Mumbai Police on Saturday for violating the COVID-19 restrictions to participate in a protest at Shivaji Park. He reached the spot by riding an ambulance at a time when there has been an acute scarcity in medical emergency services in the city.

In order to hoodwink the police and to ensure he was not stopped, Fhatak travelled to Shivaji Park in an ambulance. He then staged a protest at Shivaji Park demanding the cancellation of all examinations for students in Maharashtra this year, police said.

As the ambulance service falls in the emergency service category, it was not stopped by the police at any of the checkpoints.

Soon after getting information about Fhatak, Shivaji Park police reached the spot and arrested him. Fhatak is a YouTuber and had been a contestant on a reality TV show.

A statewide lockdown has been imposed in Maharashtra to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak.