A YouTuber has been arrested after making a video of himself tying his dog to balloons to carry it into the air.
Footage shows Gaurav Sharma’s pet, named ‘Dollar’, being sent flying into the air and colliding with a balcony.
He shows little remorse and is seen laughing at the Pomeranian’s expense while a woman cheers from down below.
The vlogger from New Delhi, who has 4.15 million subscribers, was detained under animal cruelty laws following his stunt on May 21.
He had removed the video from his channel after receiving complaints from animal rights organizations.
But Sharma, 32, who goes by the name Gauravzone on his channel, later posted another video in which he apologised.
He added: ‘I admit my mistake, but I personally had taken all the safety measures before flying the video
‘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.
‘I apologise for that and I will appeal to all of those watching to not get influence by my video.’
Atul Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for south Delhi said Sharma has been detained after risking an animal’s life by filming a video.
He added: ‘He has been arrested on the charges of animal cruelty by risking the pet dog’s life via video making.’
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