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In India, insulting the national anthem is considered a criminal offence under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and can be punished with imprisonment for up to three years, or with a fine, or both. However, that doesn’t deter some people from insulting the anthem, that too on a day the country celebrates its 74th Republic day.
A case of insulting the national anthem has come to the fore on Republic Day in Meerut. A young man danced obscenely on the terrace while the national anthem was playing. During this, he also had a friend who appears laughing in the video. Someone apparently shot a video of this youth dancing to the anthem and now it has gone viral on social media. The police themselves took cognizance of the matter.
Police have identified both the youths seen in the video. The name of one youth dancing is Ashraf. The laughing youth has been identified as Adnan. They both are residents of Idgah. Police have taken Adnan into custody, while Ashraf is absconding.
