India News | Bihar: Three Arrested for Planting Saffron Flag on Muzaffarpur Mosque

Patna (Bihar) [India], April 12 (ANI): The Bihar police arrested three people for allegedly planting a saffron flag on a mosque in Muzaffarpur, said Jayant Kant, Senior Superintendent of Police.

The incident happened on Sunday on Ram Navami. An FIR has also been lodged said the Muzaffarpur SSP on Monday.

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As per the police, a man was seen climbing a mosque wall and planting a saffron flag on top of its gate in Bihar's Muzaffarpur during a Ram Navami procession. He was cheered on by scores of men riding bikes, flashing swords, and hockey sticks. After this incident, a video has gone viral, said the police.

Muzaffarpur police reached the spot and removed the flag; the situation was brought under control. However, there has been no communal flare-up since the incident, added the police. (ANI)

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