Karatia is not new to controversies. In 2022, an FIR was registered against him for allegedly posting obscene remarks about a woman on social media and threatening her
Social media influencer Balwant Kataria alias Bobby Kataria was arrested on Monday for allegedly human trafficking of two Uttar Pradesh youths, police said.
It’s the first day of spring on the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts when Bobby Zabarsky and his 20-pound pack round a bend and reach an inclined granite slab that is two stories high. The painted white blazes are unmistakable; the trail goes straight up.
He stops, turns, and cracks a grin at his mother, who is following a few steps behind.
“It’s a thing,” he says.
“Yes, it’s a thing,” says his mother, Trish Whitehouse. “Better get going.”
He rolls his eyes, then scrambles to the top. His score: 7 for grace and a perfect 10 for vigor.
Bobby on the AT in Massachusetts. (Patricia Sisson)