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The Allahabad High Court connected Friday (May 15, 2026) granted bail to a radical of men accused of consuming non-vegetarian nutrient during an iftar enactment connected a vessel successful the Ganga successful Varanasi and throwing the leftover discarded into the river.
Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla passed the bid portion proceeding the bail exertion filed by the accused, and fixed May 18 for proceeding the pleas of immoderate different accused successful the case.
Earlier, the High Court (HC) had granted 1 week clip to the State government's counsel to record a antagonistic affidavit.In the bail application, the counsel for the accused claimed that his clients were falsely implicated successful the case, and that they were not named successful the FIR.
The FIR was lodged connected March 16 based connected a ailment filed by Rajat Jaiswal, the President of the Varanasi section of the BJP Yuva Morcha, claiming that the incidental wounded the sentiments of the Hindus.
According to the complaint, the accused broke their Ramzan accelerated connected a vessel successful the Ganga connected March 15, ate meat, and threw the leftover discarded into the “holy” river.
They were booked nether antithetic provisions of law, including sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) connected defiling a spot of worship, outraging spiritual feelings, etc.
On April 1, a sessions tribunal successful Varanasi had denied bail to the accused, saying they look to person intended to disturb societal harmony.
