New Delhi, July 11 -- A popular YouTuber has found himself in hot water after videos and photos of him riding superbikes and performing dangerous stunts in ecologically sensitive areas of Ladakh went viral on social media.

Ali Aalyan Iqbal, a content creator with over 2.5 million YouTube subscribers and 428,000 Instagram followers, has been booked under Sections 125 and 292 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023. He is accused of riding recklessly near Pangong Lake and the Nubra sand dunes -both protected zones due to their fragile ecosystems.

The Leh District Police posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying, "A domestic tourist was booked U/S 125 & 292 of BNS 2023 for dangerously riding a bike in restricted zones of Pangong Lak...