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Fourteen Muslim youths have been sent to jail for 14 days in Varanasi for allegedly holding an iftar party on a boat and throwing waste, including biryani and bones, into the Ganga. The accused were booked under various sections of the BNS and the Water Act following a complaint alleging they disturbed religious harmony.
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Fourteen individuals have been remanded to 14-day judicial custody in Varanasi for allegedly hosting an Iftar party and consuming chicken biryani on a boat in the Ganga river. The accused face charges including defiling a place of worship and hurting religious sentiments after a video of the incident surfaced online.