Lucknow man booked for clicking photo with Hindu idol at Bada Imambara
Lucknow: The police said the accused, a tent worker, had been carrying some idols in the truck.
Lucknow: A man in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow has been booked for clicking a photo with the idol of a Hindu god at Bada Imambara. The Chowk police filed a case against him for allegedly attempting to disturb communal harmony.
The FIR was registered in a complaint by a man named Shamil Shamsi who said the accused Nusrat Hussain had arrived to collect a tent installed at Bada Imambara when he clicked a picture with the idol. He said he had hurt the sentiments of his community.
The police said the accused, a tent worker, had been carrying some idols in the truck. He claimed he had put the idol on the Imambara steps to prevent damage. Someone took a photo of him, which went viral.
The matter is being investigated.
With inputs from IANS