Meerut, Aug. 6 -- Two women YouTubers were arrested today in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly spreading false rumours about a "drone thief" through social media.

They were later released on bail.

One of the accused, identified as Layba, runs a beauty parlour and is a postgraduate student (MSc) residing in Rasheed Nagar. She operates an Instagram account under the username 'meerut_twins_454', which has over 74.1K followers. She has also received a YouTube Silver Play Button for her content creation.

The other woman, Meenakshi, is an actress in short films and resides in Saraswati Lok. Her Instagram following is comparatively modest, with around 1,530 followers.

Last night, Layba uploaded a video to her Instagram where she...