Kanpur (UP), Oct 4 (PTI) A 42-year-old man was arrested here on Saturday after a video surfaced showing him threatening another person with a pistol during a Ramleela event.

Prior to his arrest, a second video also emerged, in which the accused, identified as Amitesh Shukla, is seen bleeding and saying that three youths launched a "murderous assault" on him.

Police said they have admitted him to a hospital for treatment.

In the 52-second clip that went viral first, Shukla is seen brandishing a pistol and pointing it to a youth's abdomen at a Ramleela gathering in Sachendi area of Kanpur.

The video invited police action against the accused, said to be member of a political party.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Kapil Dev Singh told reporters that the viral clip was "two

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