Social media influencer and former Bigg Boss Kannada contestant N M Prathap, alias Drone Prathap, was despatched to 14-day judicial custody Sunday for allegedly inflicting an explosion utilizing sodium in an irrigation pond in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district.
The police registered a First Data Report (FIR) in opposition to Prathap on December 12 after they found that the explosives had been used at Sree Rayara Brundavana farm at Janakaloti underneath the Madhugiri taluk in Tumakuru district. Prathap stated it was a science experiment, and uploaded the video on YouTube.
The police, who received info from the native intelligence, later arrested him, after registering a case underneath Part 3 (inflicting explosion more likely to endanger life or property) of the Explosive Substances Act and Part 288 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha (BNS). The police have additionally registered a case in opposition to Jithendra Jain, the land’s proprietor.
A police officer stated Prathap visited the 25-acre land 15 days earlier than the incident and used sodium to trigger the explosion within the farm pond. “Now we have performed a spot inspection earlier than handing him over to judicial custody,” the officer stated.
Prathap, who earlier claimed he was constructing high-capability drones, was felicitated by many colleges, schools, establishments and communities. Claiming to be a university dropout, he additionally stated he had constructed greater than 600 drones by the age of twenty-two. In 2020, he claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inducted him into the Defence Analysis and Improvement Organisation (DRDO). Because the media began questioning him over the claims, his claims had been uncovered.
A participant within the Kannada Bigg Boss Season 10, Drone Prathap aspired to behave in a Kannada film.
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