Who is Mridul Tiwari, the YouTuber behind the Lamborghini involved in Noida accident?

The red Lamborghini struck two labourers in Noida's Sector 94 on Sunday evening

The red Lamborghini that struck two labourers in Noida's Sector 94 on Sunday evening, injuring them, is registered to Mridul Tiwari, a well-known YouTuber famous for his comedy videos.

Although the car was being driven by Deepak Kumar, a car dealer from Ajmer, Rajasthan, Noida Police have confirmed that the luxury vehicle is owned by Tiwari, who has more than 18 million subscribers on YouTube.

The video of the accident that went viral on social media shows a man in the Lamborghini asking the locals "koi mar gaya idhar? (did anyone die here?)" and come out of the car.

The incident took place around 5 pm on Sunday, when the labourers were sitting on the footpath near Charkha roundabout and a speeding Lamborghini lost control and rammed into them, Noida ADCP Sumit Shukla informed.

Who is YouTuber Mridul Tiwari?

The initial investigation revealed that Deepak, a car dealer, had come to Noida to test drive the Pondicherry-registered car. “The owner, Mridul Tiwari, a resident of Noida and a YouTuber with over 18 million subscribers, was selling the car and Deepak had come to check its condition,” the ADCP Shukla said. During questioning, Deepak asserted that the accident occurred due to a malfunction in the car.

According to the police, Mridul Tiwari (24), based in Greater Noida, whose YouTube channel is called ‘The MriDul’, has over 1.8 crore subscribers. Tiwari's most recent video, posted two weeks ago, received 61 lakh views.

As per a 2021 report by news agency ANI, Mridul Tiwari uploaded his first YouTube video, titled "Sister vs Girlfriend," in October 2018. His channel reached 1 lakh subscribers by September 2019, and by March 2020, it crossed 10 lakh subscribers. The YouTuber also has over 30 lakh followers on Instagram.

Mridul was born on July 8, 2000, in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah. In 2023, Tiwari acquired a Lamborghini Huracan, as per an Instagram post by Fusion Cars India. Mridul Tiwari shared a post on Instagram on August 14, 2023, claiming that the car owned by him was “World's 1st Lamborghini with Jai Shree Ram”.