Popular Tamil YouTuber Felix Gerald was arrested on Tuesday over the Karur Vijay rally stampede incident, which claimed 41 lives and injured over 50, police said. This comes close on the heels of police registering cases against over 20 people for allegedly spreading rumours over the stampede and following the arrest of three persons.

Why Felix Gerald arrested in Karur Stampede?

Gerald runs a RedPix YouTube channel featuring content in Tamil on current topics. He was taken into custody after police said he had uploaded fake content linked to the incident. It was not immediately clear whether his detention was linked to a specific video. The police officials said the action was taken because the content was shared in a manner that could disrupt public peace and potentially inflame tension

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