Overview

• Deputy Commissioner of Police Gaurav Bansal said a case was registered and two men were arrested on Friday night in Varanasi’s Madanpura area.
• The priest, Sanjay Prajapati, reported that Abdul Nasir and his son abused him, demanded the loudspeaker be turned off, and that dozens then surrounded and threatened him.
• Dashashwamedh police said the FIR lists sections for hurting religious sentiments, criminal intimidation, and intentional insult under the IPC.
• Officials said the incident was captured on CCTV and that the investigation is in progress.
• ACP Shubham Singh said police acted after a video circulated online and increased foot patrols to ensure security near the temple, as local groups held roadside recitations.