Assam man arrested for dressing up as Lord Shiva in protest in opposition to value rise; launched on bail later

Express News Service

GUWAHATI:  A road play took a severe flip for an actor in Assam after he, dressed as Lord Shiva, criticised the federal government for the rising gas costs. Birinchi Bora was detained briefly on Sunday after complaints have been filed in opposition to him for allegedly hurting spiritual sentiments. 

Disapproving of the arrest, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned, the road play over present points “is not blasphemous”. He added that acceptable directions have been issued to the district police to launch him.

In a video that went viral, Bora is seen sporting a Lord Shiva costume and driving a motorbike whereas a co-actor, dressed as Parvati, rides pillion. Their bike involves a halt at one place because it runs out of petrol and he picks up a quarrel together with her, angrily elevating the problem of sky-rocketing costs of petrol, diesel, kerosene, and LPG cylinders. He additionally criticised the Narendra Modi authorities over the rising drawback of unemployment, and mentioned individuals are struggling though good days have been promised to them.

Their act, carried out on the highway close to Nowgong College Clock Tower Point, nevertheless, quickly landed them at a police station after it drew the eye of some proper wing organisations. The district models of Bajrang Dal and VHP individually lodged two FIRs at Nagaon Police Station. 

The man who was dancing within the video is Birinchi Bora from Assam. He shouldn’t be a supporter of BJP however a protestor. He was protesting in opposition to BJP for the value hike on the disguised of shivji. He is now arrested by Nagaon police, Assam. https://t.co/jA0XXmVDL0

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Bora was detained for “hurting religious sentiments, showing disrespect towards women, attempting to create disharmony among communities and also under Motor Vehicles Act for not wearing shoes and helmet during the play on the road,” Nagaon Superintendent of Police Leena Doley mentioned.

“A case was registered but as his detention was under bailable sections (of the IPC). We issued a notice and released him,” the SP mentioned. The lady, who performed the character of Goddess Parvati, couldn’t be traced up to now, 

The arrest of Bora, a former basic secretary of Nowgong College Students Union, was extensively condemned on social media. The Assam chief minister then took to Twitter, and mentioned, “Nukad Natak on current issues is not blasphemous. Dressing up is not a crime unless offensive material is said.”