UP Police arrest 'Spider-Man' for scaling historic clock tower in Meerut, doing stunts

The man was identified as Faraz, a resident of Abrar Nagar in Meerut.

A man, who climbed the historic clock tower in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, wearing a Spider-Man costume and did dangerous stunts to created a video, was arrested on Saturday, PTI reported citing a police official.

The man was identified as Faraz, a resident of Abrar Nagar in Meerut. According to the report, he is active on social media under the name 'Spider Faraz' and has made videos of him doing stunts on several buildings, police were quoted as saying.

Circle Officer (City) Antriksh Jain was quoted by PTI as saying that a case was registered against Faraz at Lisadi Road police station under Section 125 (Act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

As per the report, police officials said such stunts were not only dangerous but also amounted to desecrating the heritage structure. Strict action will continue to be taken in such cases.