Bangkok police arrest Indian man, 41, after he threatened others with gun-shaped lighter

Police in Thailand arrested and charged a man, who was witnessed to have threatened other people with a pistol-shaped lighter in Siam Square in Bangkok on Oct. 13.

The accused was later identified as an Indian national, Sahil Ram Thadani, 41.

The exact location of the incident was in front of Novotel Bangkok in Siam Square soi 6, Pathum Wan district.

Police were called to the scene.

The man was charged with threatening behaviour and causing a public disturbance.

Believed to have ingested cannabis

Police said his behaviour was likely caused by hallucinations from ingesting cannabis.

A police report revealed the man used to be a director of three companies in India that had all ceased operations, Bangkok Post reported.

A video of the incident has been shared online.

He was apparently seen shouting at passers-by and those in the vicinity.

Police and security guards tried to keep the man under control, but he apparently disobeyed and threatened them with an object in his hand.

It subsequently turned out that the object was a gun-shaped cigarette lighter.

Top photos via Metropolitan Police Bureau