Bahraich , An FIR has been registered against nine named persons, including a district panchayat member, and around 100 unidentified people for allegedly obstructing a Ganesh idol immersion procession, making objectionable remarks and threatening participants with death here, officials said on Wednesday.
The FIR was registered at Fakharpur police station on October 5 based on a complaint lodged by Omkar Nath, priest of the Shri Ram Janaki Temple in Madhavpur village, according to the police. The case has been registered under sections 196 , 351 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
Two accused have been arrested in connection with the case, they said. Police were informed after the situation became tense and the idol was subsequently taken for immersion under police supervision, he said. Police said two accused, including Sabit Ali, were arrested on Tuesday and produced before a court.
