Patna, Dec 24 (PTI) The police arrested five people after a group of youths was seen, in a purported video, raising "anti-India slogan" as they were celebrating their victory in a badminton tournament in Bihar's Bhojpur district, an official statement said on Saturday.

The incident took place on December 22 night in Chandi village, when a group of people shouted "anti-India slogan during their celebrations" after winning the badminton tourney, it said.

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"In thevideo, some people can be seen holding the trophy during the victory procession. It was noticed that they were shouting objectionable and anti-India slogans”, said the statement issued by the Bihar Police headquarters here.

After a thorough scrutiny and analysis of the purported video that went viral on social media, the five people were arrested, the police said.

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PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

"They were remanded to judicial custody. The investigation is still on," the police statement added.

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