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Cutting cake with sword to celebrate the birthday “gifted” handcuff to a Nagpur youth.
Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in Nagpur for allegedly cutting cakes with a sword while celebrating his birthday with friends in Nagpur city. The action was taken by the Nagpur police’s crime branch after photos of the accused using the sword to cut the cakes went viral on social media.
As the pictures went viral, the police swung into action. The officials attributed citizen journalism and the power of social media in bring the breakthrough.
According to police, accused Nikhil Patel celebrated his birthday on October 21. In the wee hours, he and his friends brought four large cakes as part of the celebrations.
Patel then took out a sword and cut all the cakes in the presence of his friends, the official from Pardi police station said.
The photos and videos of the incident went viral on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. Following that, the crime branch raided Patel’s house and seized the sword and also arrested him.
