Authorities in the national capital demonstrated zero tolerance for online armament displays with the arrest of a flashy young offender. The individual had flooded his Instagram profile with provocative footage of him handling a pistol, complete with captions boasting supremacy and threats.
The posts, blending bravado with blatant illegality, triggered an avalanche of reports to Delhi Police’s social media monitoring desk. Leveraging advanced analytics, officers narrowed down the suspect within hours, identifying his neighborhood through subtle video cues like shop signs and number plates.
A pre-dawn search at his modest apartment uncovered the illicit .315 pistol tucked away in a shoebox, alongside prohibited ammo. The 23-year-old perpetrator, previously unknown to police, revealed under questioning that peer pressure and a desire for notoriety drove his actions. He acquired the gun via encrypted chats on dark web forums.
The FIR invokes the Arms Act 1959 and IT Act provisions for spreading alarm. As forensics verify the weapon’s origins, the episode reinforces the need for proactive cyber policing. Experts note a rising trend of youth emulating cinematic gangsters, urging parental oversight and platform accountability. Delhi Police’s success reaffirms their commitment to a safer digital-public interface.