YouTuber arrested for ‘spending day’ inside airport without detection

Police in Bengaluru have detained a 23-year-old YouTuber, Vikas Gowda, after he claimed to have spent more than 24 hours at Kempegowda International Airport, recording videos on his phone without being noticed.

Indian police arrested YouTuber Vikas Gowda for trespassing at Bengaluru airport after falsely claiming to spend 24 hours there in a video.

Vikas, a resident of Yelahanka, entered the airport with a valid ticket for Air India’s Bengaluru-Chennai flight (AI-585) around 12:06 pm IST on April 7.  Instead of boarding the flight, he chose to explore the airport premises.

Five days later, Gowda posted a video on his YouTube channel, where he boasted about his alleged 24-hour stay at the airport and criticized its security measures.

After the video gained widespread attention, the Indian Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), responsible for airport security, filed a complaint on April 15, alleging that Vikas had spread false information.

He was subsequently arrested but later released on bail. As a result, the video was removed from his channel.