Ludhiana YouTuber calls Arunachal part of China, arrested

Nikhil Bhardwaj

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 25

A 21-year-old YouTuber based at Janakpuri here was arrested after he allegedly called Arunachal Pradesh a part of China and said state’s MLA Ninong Ering “looks like a non-Indian”.

The accused, Paras Singh, was booked by the Arunachal Police after the video on his YouTube channel “Paras Official” went viral.

In a tweet, MP Kiren Rijiju said, “The accused will be punished as per law. Such a mindset harms the unity of our country. The Union Home Ministry has already issued advisories to all states and UTs to ensure protection and dignity of the North-East people.”

He said a team of the Arunachal Police had left for Punjab. “I have spoken to the Ludhiana police commissioner and asked him to expedite the accused’s transit remand,” he said. Pragya Jain, ADCP, said proceedings were initiated to hand him over to the Arunachal Police.

Paras had uploaded the controversial video on Sunday and a day later, he posted another video, seeking apology on the matter.

On May 22, Pasighat West MLA Ninong Ering wrote to the PM that efforts were being made to re-launch PUBG in India with a new name.

Paras said the ‘MLA looks like a non-Indian and all AP people have same appearance’. He also said ‘Arunachal can’t be found on Indian map because it is part of China’.