BJP supporter held for sharing offensive post over Kaaba in UP

The Uttar Pradesh Bareilly police have arrested a man for allegedly sharing an offensive Facebook post that allegedly hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community.

According to the police press note, on Wednesday, July 3, the accused identified as Yogendra Prakash, a resident of Baraur village had shared an offensive morphed photo on Facebook depicting a pig, which is considered a banned animal in



Islam, placed on an image of Kaaba, the holy pilgrimage site for Muslims located in Saudi Arabia.

The man who operates his Facebook account under the username “Yogendra Yogendra Gangwar” has 5700 followers. His account shows that he is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter as his profile picture is purportedly edited with the tagline “Kanwal khila ga ab ki baar“, which is BJP’s famous election slogan.