A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Saharanpur for allegedly recording and sharing an objectionable video involving a poster of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on social media.
In the video shared on the occasion of Karwa Chauth, the man is seen looking at the former chief minister's poster through a sieve, blowing a kiss and offering it water. After the video went viral, several members of the BSP and internet users objected to the video and sought an FIR in the matter.
According to Hindu traditions, women fast on Karwa Chauth for their husbands' long lives and break the fast after moonrise.
They look at the moon through a sieve and then look at their husbands, who then offer them water.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sagar Jain said the video doing the rounds on social media angered BSP supporters, who lodged a complaint at the local police station demanding action against the accused.
Jain further said that the man in the video has been arrested and he is being interrogated. He said that further investigation is underway.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered and the accused, Lavesh Saini, a resident of Rampur Kalan, was arrested on Tuesday for creating the objectionable video on the occasion of Karwa Chauth with a poster of BSP president Mayawati and sharing it on social media, the officer said.
According to the police, Saini has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita's sections 336 (forgery), 24 (offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated) and 353 (circulating information conducing to public mischief). Further investigation in the matter is underway, the police added.