A 60-year-old headmaster of a government school in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district🐭 has been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after administering a pledge to people not to believe in Hindu gods and to ♋embrace Buddhism, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on January 22, following which the district education officer susp꧋ended Ratalal Sarovar, who was posted as headmaster of a government primary school in Bharari village, an official said.
On January 22, when the consecration of Ram Lalla's idol was held at the Ayodhya temple, Sarovar gathered a group of people including children in Mohtarai village under Ratanpur police station 🐼limits.
He allegedly administered them a pledge not to worship Hindu gods, including Lord Shiv, Ram and Krishna, and to follow Buddhism, a police official said quoting a complaint by Rupesh Shukla, an offi♍ce-bearer of a right wing organisation.
The incident came to light after a video of꧒ Sarovar's🧜 alleged act went viral on social media, he said.
The complaint claimed his act hurt the sentiments of the followe📖rs of Sanatan Dharma🐷, the official said.
Based on t🐬he compla♌int, Sarovar was arrested on Sunday.
He was booked under Indian P♏enal Code sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, etc and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class, the official said.
A probe was underwa𒈔y into the case, the police added.
