YouTuber arrested for flying dog on helium balloons

A YouTuber on Thursday was arrested for cruelty against animals after he posted a video, showing his pet dog, Dollar, floating in the air with helium gas balloons tied to its collar.

The police said that the accused name is Gaurav Sharma (27) and has 4.15 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Sharma is a resident of Panchsheel Vihar in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, the police added.

The YouTuber shot the video on May 21 in which the dog was strapped to a bunch of balloons and was set loose to fly.

Subsequently, a case was lodged against Sharma under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant)