Guarav Sharma, was detained after uploading a clip showing his pet dog, Dollar, attached to helium balloons. The footage shows the Pomeranian mix pooch being flown into the air by the balloons and even colliding with a balcony as it reaches the second floor of a building in Delhi.
The 31-year-old Indian YouTuber appears to find the dog’s ordeal funny, laughing as it struggles in the air.
Upon Dollar’s impact, a person caught the animal and pulled it into safety to end its suffering.
The vlogger has over four million subscribers on his popular YouTube channel where the clip was shared.
People for Animals, one of the largest animal welfare organisations in India, raised concerns with authorities after seeing what the YouTuber had done.
His actions on May 21 resulted in widespread outrage and resulted in his arrest under 188, 269, 34 of the Animal Cruelty Act.
Delhi’s police force confirmed that Mr Sharma has been detained after putting the animals life at risk in the video.
Atul Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for south Delhi, said: “He has been arrested on the charges of animal cruelty by risking pert dog’s life via video making.
Following social media backlash, Mr Sharma removed the video from his YouTube channel.
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