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Five Arrested for Cooking Chicken, Hosting Liquor Party on Ganga After Video Goes Viral

Police arrested five men and seized their boat after a viral video showed them cooking chicken and drinking beer on the Ganga, officials said.

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The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested five people for allegedly cooking non-veg food and consuming alcohol on a boat in the middle of river Ganga in Varanasi, an official said on Tuesday. The action comes after the video of the incident went viral on social media. The five accused were identified as Deepak Kumar, Ajay Sahni, Arun Kumar Sahni, Anurag Nishad and Rahul Sahni, the official said, adding that all of them are in the age group between 2…

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After a video of meat cooking and a liquor party on a boat in the middle of the Ganges at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi went viral, police took action, arrested five accused, and seized the boat. The viral video's accompanying message attributes the boat to a BJP councilor.

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Dainik Bhaskar broke the news in Bhopal, India on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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