Police on Saturday (February 3) arrested a Pune University professor and five students for hurting religious sentiments during a play based on the epic 'Ramayana'. It is being told that there are objectionable dialogues and scenes in the play.

In the drama, a male actor dressed as Sita is also shown smoking a cigarette. There was a scuffle between officials of RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and students of Pune Lalit Kala Kendra over a drama on stage on Friday (February 2) evening.

Police registered a case
Police Inspector Ankush Chintaman said that based on the complaint of ABVP's Harshvardhan Harpude, a case has been registered under section 295 (A) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant provisions. The video of the drama has been shared on the platform by an ex-user named Anshul Saxena.

While sharing the video, he said that the police have registered a case against at least 6 people in connection with the objectionable drama. In the video, Mother Sita was shown smoking and using abusive language.

Accused of assault for raising objection
According to the FIR, a male actor playing the role of Goddess Sita in the play was shown smoking and using objectionable language. According to the FIR, when ABVP members objected to the play and asked them to stop it, the actors involved in the play pushed and assaulted them.

Police have arrested Lalit Kala Kendra department head Dr Praveen Bhole and students Bhavesh Patil, Jai Pednekar, Prathamesh Sawant, Hrishikesh Dalvi and Yash Chikhale in connection with the incident.