<p>Jaipur: 'IIT Baba' Abhay Singh, who burst into the limelight during the Maha Kumbh, was arrested from a hotel in the Shiprapath area with a small quantity of ganja, police here said on Monday.</p>.<p>He was later granted bail, they added.</p>.<p>Shiprapath SHO Rajendra Kumar Godara said the police received information about a video purporting to show Singh threatening to commit suicide becoming widely circulated on social media.</p>.<p>Acting on the information, the police reached the spot and questioned Singh. During the questioning, a small quantity of ganja was found with him, Godara said.</p>.<p>The police seized the ganja and arrested Singh, he added.</p>.Maha Kumbh 2025 | Mamta Kulkarni as mahamandelshwashar, IITian Baba and all those who went viral this year.<p>Singh -- who has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act -- was later released on bail.</p>.<p>Singh was later spotted having tea, surrounded by some people, near the hotel at Riddhi Siddhi Chauraha.</p>.<p>He also cut a cake, with those around him saying it was his birthday.</p>.<p>Singh told reporters that he had made a "normal" social media post and its misinterpretation had led to the police coming to the hotel.</p>.<p>He said he was released because he had only a small quantity of ganja in his possession.</p>
<p>Jaipur: 'IIT Baba' Abhay Singh, who burst into the limelight during the Maha Kumbh, was arrested from a hotel in the Shiprapath area with a small quantity of ganja, police here said on Monday.</p>.<p>He was later granted bail, they added.</p>.<p>Shiprapath SHO Rajendra Kumar Godara said the police received information about a video purporting to show Singh threatening to commit suicide becoming widely circulated on social media.</p>.<p>Acting on the information, the police reached the spot and questioned Singh. During the questioning, a small quantity of ganja was found with him, Godara said.</p>.<p>The police seized the ganja and arrested Singh, he added.</p>.Maha Kumbh 2025 | Mamta Kulkarni as mahamandelshwashar, IITian Baba and all those who went viral this year.<p>Singh -- who has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act -- was later released on bail.</p>.<p>Singh was later spotted having tea, surrounded by some people, near the hotel at Riddhi Siddhi Chauraha.</p>.<p>He also cut a cake, with those around him saying it was his birthday.</p>.<p>Singh told reporters that he had made a "normal" social media post and its misinterpretation had led to the police coming to the hotel.</p>.<p>He said he was released because he had only a small quantity of ganja in his possession.</p>