Uttar Pradesh cops have filed a case against 10 members of a Ramlila committee after a video of an “indecent” dance being performed on a stage surfaced on social media. The video was from Panwasa village, Sambhal police said in a statement.
An FIR was lodged against 10 members of the Ramlila committee. Some unidentified performers were also booked, police have said. The organisers have been warned against indulging in any such action again, the police statement said.
धार्मिक मंच पर अश्लील नृत्य जैसा कृत्य करवाने वालो के विरूद्ध अभियोग पंजीकृत करते हुए थाना बहजोई पुलिस द्वारा निरोधात्मक कार्यवाही की गयी ।#UPPolicepic.twitter.com/LXsVBVnrEi
— SAMBHAL POLICE (@sambhalpolice) October 4, 2022
In the video, Ravana is sitting on the stage and a dancer is trying to woo him by dancing to the hit item song “Kanta Laga” in front of him.
The public can be heard loudly cheering the dancer.
Such ‘obscene’ dances are, however, common in many cities of UP during Ramlila.
Another video from Hapur showed two professional dancers trying to woo Ravana, who sits on the stage.
In yet another Ramlila, Lord Ram and Sita are sitting on the stage while a woman doing an ‘obscene’ dance is dragging an elderly person to the stage.
With inputs from NDTV
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