Two men detained for wearing Sheikh attire in Haridwar

Two men, who were seen in a Sheikh attire, walked around Haridwar’sHar Ki Pauri; police have detained them.

Recently, at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, two men who were seen in a Sheikh attire were detained by the police. The two men, Naveen Kumar and Prince, are residents of Sidcul in Haridwar and told police that they were filming a video for their YouTube channel.

Police arrest two men for wearing Sheikh attire at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar.

Two men have been reportedly arrested in Uttarakhand’sHaridwar after a purported video of them wearing ‘Sheikh’ attire (Kandura) at Har Ki Pauriand bathing at Ganga ghatwent viral on social media. Police said that the video of the men roaming around MalviyaGhat and Har Ki Pauri triggered a controversy amid demands to ban the entry of non-Hindus to all Ganga ghats located in the KumbhMela area in Haridwar, as reported by news agency PTI.

Viral video of two men roaming in Sheikh outfits at Har Ki Pauri.

In the purported video, two men were seen walking around, taking pictures and talking to people at Har Ki Pauri. When a priest asked them to leave the premises, one of them could be heard saying in the video that they “can roam anywhere in India.” The duo identified themselves as Habibullah and Habibi, residents of Dubai, when the priests in the area stopped and questioned them. One of the priests informed the Ganga Sabha about the men. Following this, a member of the Sabha, UjjwalPandit, said that a search was launched after information about the duo was received. However, they had left the premises by then. Pandit alleged that the video clearly showed a deliberate attempt to disrupt the atmosphere at Har Ki Pauri. Hours after the incident, the two men were detained by the police.

During interrogation, the two revealed their actual names, Naveen Kumar and Prince, both aged 22. They reportedly told the police that they were filming a video for their YouTube channel.