Defender, Mercedes vehicles seized as police take motion over viral Guwahati birthday celebration video | India Information
2 min learnGuwahatiJun 24, 2026 05:55 AM IST
A midnight birthday celebration on a bridge over the Brahmaputra has stirred controversy and resulted in police registering a case in opposition to a Guwahati-based businessman who had organised the celebration for his spouse.
Police have registered a case for “hazard or obstruction in public method or line of navigation”; “public nuisance”; and “act endangering life or private security of others”. DCP Visitors, Jayanta Sarathi Borah, mentioned that 14 folks, together with the businessman and his spouse, who have been a part of the gathering, have been summoned by police for questioning.
4 automobiles — a Defender, a Mercedes-Benz automotive, a Scorpioand a Honda Metropolis — that have been on the spot have been seized.
Movies of the celebration had begun circulating on social media on Monday, exhibiting a bunch of individuals on the bridge at night time. Within the movies, a crimson carpet may very well be seen laid out on the bridge, together with a balloon arch and pyro lights. The group was seen celebrating a cake-cutting and posing for pictures on the bridge. It had generated criticism for using a public roadway for the personal celebration.
‘Traced automobile quantity from video’
In keeping with DCP Borah, police discovered that the incident had taken place at round 12.30 am on Monday on the Kumar Bhaskar Varma bridge, which connects Guwahati to North Guwahati over the Brahmaputra and had been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February this yr.
“Final night, we obtained video footage on social media of a celebration being celebrated on Kumar Bhaskar Varma bridge. We verified and traced the automobile quantity seen within the video, a Defender. The proprietor was recognized by way of that and was known as by police,” the officer mentioned.
He added, “What we discovered is that early on June 22, at round 12.30 am, he (the businessman) and his spouse celebrated her birthday on the bridge. They minimize a cake, put up balloons, and put a crimson carpet. We’ve discovered that there have been a complete of 4 vehicles on the venue. We’ve known as all 14 of them for questioning, and we now have seized all 4 automobiles,” mentioned DCP Borah.
