Viral Video: Vendor caught sprinkling drain water on coconuts

Noida: In a shocking incident, a coconut vendor in Greater Noida West was arrested on Monday by the Gautam Budh Nagar police for using drain water to sprinkle on the tender coconuts on his cart. The arrest came after a video capturing the vendor's act went viral on social media. The video, which was filmed outside a high-rise society, depicts the vendor filling a jar with water from a roadside drain and sprinkling it onto the coconuts in his cart. The alarming footage caught the attention of authorities, leading to the prompt identification and detention of the vendor on the same day. The vendor identified as Sameer, 28, resides in the shanties near the high-rise society. The police official confirmed the incident and stated, "Taking cognizance of the video, we identified the vendor and detained him immediately. Sameer has been booked under sections 270 (malignantly doing any act likely to spread infection) and 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) of the Indian Penal Code."