In a shocking incident, a family in Assam’s Bongaigaon has been arrested for disrespecting the Indian national flag after using the tricolour as a dining table cloth.
An image of Rejina Parvin Sultana, a resident of Assam’s Tengnamari village, serving lunch to her family on the occasion of Eid had gone viral on the internet. In the image, it was seen that the family had used the tricolour as a dining cloth at their residence. The family was seen feasting on top of the Indian flag.
Several social media reported the shocking incident and tagged Assam police to take action against the family for disrespecting the tricolor.
https://twitter.com/Abhishekkkk10/status/1393784430716592129?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThe Assam Police, taking note of the complaint, swiftly acted against the culprits. The Bongaigaon police have now detained the Muslim family for dishonoring the Indian National flag.
https://twitter.com/bongaigaonpolic/status/1393498654762094593?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwA case has been registered against Rejina Parvin Sultana and five others from the family for feasting Eid lunch on top of an Indian flag.