"The leader of the gang, Shahrukh is quite popular on the social media video-sharing app TikTok for his dance moves and he has more than 40,000 followers," UP police said.
A popular user on video-sharing app TikTok identified as Shahrukh was arrested along with 3 compliances in a robbery case from Greater Noida on Wednesday.
The arrest took place from Greater Noida's Alpha II area, the police said.
The accused who is also a TikTok 'celebrity' is the leader of the gang which was held by the UP police after several cases of theft were reported from Greater Noida.
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"The leader of the gang, Shahrukh is quite popular on the social media video-sharing app TikTok for his dance moves and he has more than 40,000 followers," Superintendent of Police (SP) Ranvijay Singh.
(With inputs from ANI)
1. Mobiles, bike, cash recovered from Shahrukh, 3 others
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The police have also recovered five mobiles, one bike and Rs 3,520 in cash from Shahrukh and 3 others who have been for robbing.
The police installed cameras at various locations in Greater Noida and nearby places after several incidents of robbery were reported in the areas.
With the help of CCTV footage, the police found that the phones and cash of commuters were looted by four accused named-- Shahrukh, Asif, Faizan and Mukesh.
2. Shahrukh, others confessed their involvement
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A famous user on video-sharing TikTok app, Shahrukh and 3 others during interrogation confessed their involvement in at least six cases of robbery in Gautam Buddh Nagar district and police learned that they were active in the area for over a year.
The SP informed that main focused areas of all the accused were Balta 2, Knowledge Park and Surjapur, among others.
While Mukesh hails from Bihar, the other three were natives of Bulandshahr.
A case has been registered and further investigation in the matter is underway.
3. Uttarakhand police joins TikTok
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The Uttarakhand Police Department joined TikTok, an online video creating app, for spreading safety and social relevance messages as part of their ongoing mission.
This move from the Uttarakhand Police Department came shortly after the Kerala Police Department joined the platform.
TikTok is slowly emerging as the voice of the country's police force to start conversations around various social issues as well as a forum to share citizen alerts and awareness videos.
