A man was detained by police on Sunday for allegedly “hurting religious sentiments” by dressing as Lord Shiva in a street play about the price rise of fuel and LPG cylinders in Nagaon district in Assam. He was detained after the members of the Bajrang Dal and other right-wing organisation complaint against him at the Nagaon Sadar police station.
The man, Birinchi Bora, along with other a co-actor, dressed up as Lord Shiva’s consort Parvati to protest against the rising prices of fuel and LPG cylinders.
In a viral video, the man is seen riding a bike with the co-actor behind him. The bike comes to a halt at a central place of Nagaon town as if it has run out of petrol, following which he quarrels with his co-rider.
