Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Two Apprehended in Delhi for Brandishing Weapons in Videos
Police in northeast Delhi dealt with two separate cases involving videos posted online.
The videos appeared to show people waving knives or a firearm.
One person was 19-year-old Karan from Kabir Nagar.
Police said they traced him through a social media account and recovered two knives.
Karan gave a different account, saying other boys waved a knife during an Independence Day celebration.
In the other case, police apprehended a 16-year-old boy.
They said a country-made pistol was found with him.
Police registered separate first information reports in both cases.
Police in northeast Delhi apprehended two people, including a 16-year-old minor, in separate cases involving weapon videos on social media.
Nineteen-year-old Karan of Kabir Nagar was arrested after a video showed a young man allegedly waving a knife while dancing.
Police said the video was uploaded from Karan’s social media account and that a dagger and button-actuated knife were recovered.
Karan told police he and friends were celebrating Independence Day on August 15 when two other boys allegedly joined them and waved a knife.
In the second case, police apprehended a 16-year-old on September 17 and allegedly recovered a country-made pistol from him.
- Who
- Police apprehended 19-year-old Karan and a 16-year-old boy in separate cases.
- What
- The two were allegedly shown brandishing knives and an illegal firearm in social media videos.
- When
- Karan’s video-related incident was linked by police to August 15; the minor was apprehended on September 17, and the report was published on September 18.
- Where
- The cases occurred in northeast Delhi; Karan was identified as a resident of Kabir Nagar, and the celebration took place at a friend’s flat.
- Why
- Police acted after videos surfaced on social media and began tracing the people allegedly shown with weapons.
Police Allegations
Karan’s Account
Who waved the knife
Police Allegations
Police said Karan was allegedly seen brandishing a dagger or knife in a social media video and traced him through information gathered from various sources.
Karan’s Account
Karan told police that two other boys joined an Independence Day celebration and allegedly waved a knife while he and his friends were dancing.
- Location
- Northeast Delhi
- People apprehended
- Two, including one minor
- First accused
- Karan, 19, a resident of Kabir Nagar
- Weapons recovered in first case
- A dagger and a button-actuated knife
- Second accused
- A 16-year-old boy
- Weapon recovered in second case
- A country-made pistol
- Legal action
- An FIR was registered in each case