Rajat Dalal reportedly kidnapped Dhyan Lodha after he uploaded a video mocking the influencer with him then arrested by the Ahmedabad Police
Renowned bodybuilder and Instagram fitness influencer Rajat Dalal was taken into custody after grave allegations of kidnapping, torturing, and assaulting a student named Dhyan Lodha surfaced.
A gym trainer and social media celebrity Rajat Dalal is accused of kidnapping an 18-year-old male Dhyan Lodha from the Sabarmati neighbourhood of the city, assaulting him, and defaming him by urinating on his face.
Fitness influencer Rajat Dalal arrested in Ahmedabad for kidnapping and beating Dhyan Lodha in viral video
Rajat Dalal arrested by Ahmedabad police for abducting and physically and mentally torturing a young boy!!
pic.twitter.com/pbJuZO8iDo— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) June 5, 2024
In his FIR with Sabarmati police, 18 year old Dhyan Lodha, a first-year BCA student and resident of Sarvottamnagar Society near D-Cabin revealed that he visits a gym on Chandkheda Crematorium Road where the accused Rajat Dalal works as a trainer.
According to Lodha, individuals frequently took selfies with Dalal. The young man posted a video to his Instagram account on May 1st, claiming that Dalal had made Lodha’s day miserable by revealing his face first thing in the morning.
Just think about this boy how he will able to mentally fight with his society, friends after this tragic incident everyone makes mistake but this treatment with a minor? (Assaulting urinating) Social media is becoming worst day by day #rajatdalal pic.twitter.com/AaODFnQUaw
— Warmguy (@Warmguy656100) June 6, 2024
Dalal was incensed by this and called Lodha early on Tuesday. Dalal and his two friends threw him into an unmarked SUV and drove him to a cowshed in Chandkheda when Lodha attempted to speak with him.
Dalal allegedly forced Lodha apologise for releasing the allegedly defamatory video and smeared cowdung on his face.
Dalal, along with the other two, led him to the Green Palace Society’s common plot, where he made Lodha hold his ears and beg for forgiveness. After that, the three allegedly made Lodha scrub a toilet and beat him nonstop in a flat.
Maine ish Rajat Dalal se bada Madarch#d insaan kabhi nhi dekha yrr kyu log ishe support karte hai ..
💔 pic.twitter.com/U3HUykNnwi— *∆D∆R$H Y∆D∆V* (@adarsh__alive_) June 6, 2024
After that, he blacked out and woke up to find Dalal urinating on his face.
Lodha’s mother, meantime, called him frequently to inquire about his whereabouts. Mother was waiting for him, so Lodha begged the three to let him go. After that, the three men brought him to Avani Bhavan. According to Lodha, Dalal and the other two harassed and threatened both his mother and him. Lodha was then taken to a hospital.
Action against Dalal
Rajat Dalal arrested by Ahmedabad police for abducting and physically and mentally torturing a young boy!!
pic.twitter.com/pbJuZO8iDo— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) June 5, 2024
Dalal has been detained by the authorities, and inquiries are still underway. Concerns over the influence and behaviour of social media celebrities have been raised by the case, which has attracted a lot of attention.