The Varanasi police Friday arrested four persons after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing a Nepalese citizen, whose head was tonsured and ‘Jai Shri Ram” inscribed on it, being forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and slogans against Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
In the video, the unidentified man is seen sitting near a river and purportedly being forced to shout slogans against Nepal and its PM Oli. He is also made to praise India for providing “livelihood opportunities to Nepal nationals.”
Now in a recent development, Varanasi SSP has said that he was paid for the act and is a registered voter of Varanasi and not s Nepali.
“The man in the video is a registered voter of Varanasi (and not Neplai) and his parents used to work in Jal Sansthan. He was given Rs 1000 to play his part,” says Varanasi SSP Amit Pathak.
Check out the post:
Varanasi SSP Amit Pathak on a man tonsured and forced chant anti-Nepal slogans: The man in the video is a registered voter of Varanasi (and not Neplai) and his parents used to work in Jal Sansthan. He was given Rs 1000 to play his part. pic.twitter.com/FFf06CvzqJ
— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) July 18, 2020
Earlier, sources said the Nepal embassy had raised the issue with Indian authorities, at the state and central levels after the video went viral on social media.
A statement issued by UP DGP’s office said instructions were issued to senior policemen in Varanasi to take strict action.
Nepali man tonsured, forced to raise anti-Nepal slogans in Varanasi
