Social media influencer Bobby Kataria, who made headlines after a video of him smoking on a plane went viral is in legal trouble as an FIR has been registered against him. The Delhi Police, on Tuesday, August 16, filed an FIR against Bobby Kataria for smoking on a SpiceJet flight.
After the video went viral on social media with many demanding strict action and clarification, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ordered an investigation into the matter. Kataria, a Gurugram based bodybuilder, has 6.3 lakh followers on Instagram.
Kataria was booked for alleged violation of security and safety measures based on a complaint filed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport Police Station on August 13 by Jasbir Singh, Manager Legal and Company Affairs of SpiceJet, they said. In his complaint, Singh alleged that Balwant Kataria, alias Bobby Kataria, had uploaded pictures and videos on his social media accounts wherein he was seen with a lighter and smoking a cigarette onboard SpiceJet flight SG 706 from Dubai to Delhi in January 2022, a senior police officer said.
"On the basis of the complaint, a case was registered on Monday under section 3(1)(C) of the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act 1982 at IGI Airport and investigation of case is in progress," the officer said.