YouTuber arrested for tying dog to helium balloons and letting it float away
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Date: 2021-05-28

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YouTuber arrested for tying dog to helium balloons and letting it float away
A YouTuber has found himself in hot water after filming himself tying his pet Pomeranian dog to a bunch of helium balloons and letting it float away, as part of a viral stunt.
Gaurav Sharma, who goes by the name of Gauravzone online, uploaded the clip of pet Dollar to his four million YouTube subscribers, however he was quickly inundated with complaints from animal rights groups.
The clip shows the 32-year-old and another woman making several attempts to make Dollar float, before they eventually climb onto the top of a car and release the animal, who ends up crashing into a nearby balcony as they laugh from the ground below.
Sharma, from New Delhi, India, removed the video after receiving the complaints and uploaded a separate video, in which he apologised and claimed he had "taken all the safety measures" prior to the stunt.
"I admit my mistake, but I personally had taken all the safety measures. I love my pet like my child. It was the wrong content that has gone out I am also a pet lover. I got influenced by seeing some video from outside," he said, as per Metro.
"I apologise if you felt bad after watching the Dollar video. I won't try such things again. Those who're getting influenced by such things, please don't get influenced. If sentiments have been hurt, I truly seek your apology."
Since then, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for south Delhi, Atul Thakur, has confirmed that Sharma has been arrested and detained under animal cruelty laws as a result of the viral video.
"He has been arrested on the charges of animal cruelty by risking the pet dog’s life via video making," he said.