Dubey was produced before a Railway Court and was sent to judicial custody for 10 days. (Photo credit: Youtube)

Surat: In curious incident, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested a railway hawker after a video of him mocking and mimicking political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi gone viral on social media.



The hawker, who sells toys in trains, was arrested by RPF at Surat Railway Station. The hawker has been identified as Avdhesh Dubey.

According to a report in Indian Express, the hawker has been charged under many sections of Railway Act, including section 44 (prohibition on hawking and begging), 145 B (spreading nuisance or using abusive language in railway carriage), 147 (unlawful entry into train).

In the viral video, Dubey could be seen mimicking PM Modi, Congress leaders like Sonia Gandhi her Rahul Gandhi, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as he sell toys to passengers in the train.

According to RPF officials, Dubey migrated to Valsad from Varanasi two years ago. He has been selling toys and other items to passengers in trains travelling between Vapi and Surat.

“We have charged Avdhesh Dubey for unauthorised vending. The video clip of Avdhesh Dubey has become very popular on social media and we also received his video. In the video clip he was seen making remarks on the political leaders," the report quoted Railway Protection Force Inspector (Surat) Ishwar Singh Yadav as saying.

On Friday afternoon, Dubey was produced before a Railway Court and was sent to judicial custody for 10 days.