Man Arrested Over Assault During Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration In UK
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The police statement came in response to a social media post by a diaspora group of a Hindu priest allegedly being "pushed around" by a police officer during a Ganesh Chaturthi procession.
A 55-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault of an emergency worker, UK police said on Wednesday with reference to a social media video allegedly showing an altercation between an Indian-origin group of men and women and a police officer during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in the city of Leicester.
Leicestershire Police said the man was taken into custody on Monday evening and has since been released under investigation as enquiries continue. It said the arrest was related to an "unplanned procession" following an "authorised religious festival celebration" which concluded earlier on Monday.
The police statement came in response to a social media post by a diaspora group of a Hindu priest allegedly being "pushed around" by a police officer during a Ganesh Chaturthi procession.
