Birthday celebration on Guwahati flyover, businessman detained

way2barak, June 24 : midnight birthday celebration organised by an Assam man for his wife on a Guwahati flyover has landed 14 people, including the couple, in trouble after a video of the event went viral and triggered public outrage. The group decorated the roadway with balloons, rolled out a red carpet and parked several cars on the flyover for the celebration. Police have detained those involved and seized four vehicles used during the lavish event.

The key accused, Gautam Baruah, organised the birthday party for his wife around 12:30 am on the night of June 22 on the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Flyover. Footage from the scene showed a section of the flyover decorated with balloons and party materials, while a red carpet was laid out on the roadway. Several vehicles were parked on the bridge as a group of people gathered to celebrate, the video showed.

Guwahati Police detained Baruah in connection with the controversial birthday celebration. Police said Baruah was questioned after the video of the event went viral on social media, sparking criticism over the misuse of public infrastructure for a private celebration.