Cleaver-weilding man arrested after viral video sparks alarm

Raipur: The Raipur police have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly intimidating the public with a large steel cleaver at Amatalab Bagicha Para in the Ramkund area here. The arrest followed the wide circulation of a video on social media showing the accused threatening residents with the weapon.A police team led by the Azad Chowk SHO identified the suspect as Bhavesh Janghel, also known as Rahul. The police apprehended Janghel and recovered the steel cleaver seen in the video from his possession.The police have registered a case against the accused under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act (Crime No. 34/26). Janghel is a resident of Ramkund Bagicha Para under the Azad Chowk police station limits in Raipur district. Surajpur DEO told TOI that a three-member committee comprising the tehsildar, the block education officer, and a government school principal has been formed to probe the stunt case. The committee will submit its report within three days.