Ghaziabad (UP), February 17 A man was arrested after a video of some youths vandalizing a grave surfaced on social media, police here said on Tuesday.
The video, which is reportedly two months old but went viral on Monday, shows some youths demolishing a grave that was constructed on a road in the Bihari Nagar area under the GT Road police station.
Six youths in the video are seen using hammers on the structure and raising slogans, they said.
An FIR was registered at the Ghaziabad police station on Monday and a suspect, identified as Adarsh Dubey (28), was arrested, the police said, adding that efforts are underway to apprehend others.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Upasna Pandey said that when the video gained traction, sub-inspector Ankit Rathore registered an FIR.
A preliminary investigation reveals that the incident occurred two months ago.
According to the footage, the group used a rickshaw to transport the rubble away from the site. Police has confirmed that no debris of the grave remains in the lane of the colony.
Some of the residents of the colony told the police that a grave existed in the colony until a few days ago, but it is now gone.
Police teams are tracing the perpetrators, and they will be arrested soon, ACP Pandey said.