India, Oct. 22 -- A Delhi-based content creator has been arrested for allegedly subjecting a youth from Tripura to racial abuse and humiliation in a video that has sparked widespread condemnation, police said on Thursday.

The accused, identified as Amir Shokeen, was arrested after Delhi Police registered a case and launched an investigation into the purported video. The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit is probing the alleged racial abuse.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Niharika Bhatt told PTI that Shokeen was a resident of the Sadar Bazar area and had previously been involved in multiple cases of brawling.

The Special Police Unit for North Eastern Region (SPUNER) had written to the IFSO unit, seeking an i...