Three arrested for allegedly consuming meat and alcohol on Saryu River

Ayodhya police arrested three men after a viral video allegedly showed four youngsters eating mutton and consuming alcohol in a boat on the Saryu River at Guptaar Ghat. One accused is absconding, and efforts are underway to trace him

Ayodhya: Police here have arrested three men for allegedly eating mutton and consuming alcohol on the Saryu River, an officer said on Sunday.

The action came after a video went viral showing four men eating meat and drinking alcohol in a boat on the river at Guptaar Ghat.

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Circle Officer (City) Shriyash Tripathi said, “Four youngsters were shown in the video eating mutton and consuming liquor. We have arrested three of them, while one is absconding.”

The arrested accused, Lavkush Nishad, Jitendra Nishad and Rajkumar Nishad, were accused by the police of undermining the faith of devotees who consider the river holy.

In June, five people were arrested in Varanasi after a video showed them cooking chicken and drinking beer on a boat on the Ganga.

According to Dasasvamedh ACP Atul Anjan Tripathi, the five, all aged between 25 and 32, were jailed and their boat was seized.

In March, 14 people were arrested on charges of defiling a place of worship and hurting religious sentiments after a video purportedly showing them eating chicken biryani during an Iftar party on a boat on the Ganga surfaced.

The action was taken on a complaint filed by BJP Yuva Morcha city unit chief Rajat Jaiswal.