Overview
- An FIR was registered at Tangmarg police station after Forest Range Officer Iftikhar Ahmad Qadri’s complaint and field verification of the shoot location inside the Baderkote forest block near Gulmarg.
- Police invoked Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for mischief, damage to government property, and criminal trespass, along with sections of the Indian Forest Act.
- The advertisement, promoting Physics Wallah’s Toofan program for Classes 9 to 12, features six black Scorpio SUVs shown without registration plates.
- The episode has drawn environmental criticism and comes weeks after a similar case in Budgam where YouTubers were booked for off-road driving in sensitive pastures.
- An investigation is underway, and business coverage notes the company’s reported IPO plans, highlighting potential reputational and regulatory risk.