India, April 20 -- The Goa Police late on Sunday booked Gautam Khattar, a YouTuber from Uttarakhand, for "hurting religious sentiment" over his allegedly derogatory comments about Catholic saint Francis Xavier.

A police officer said they received multiple complaints against Khattar. "...have registered an FIR [first information report] against Khattar under the relevant sections of the BNS [Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita]."

Opposition Congress leader Peter D'Souza, who is among the complainants against Khattar, said the comments were deeply hurtful to the religious sentiments

Khattar, who describes himself as a "spiritual beat" journalist and makes content related to "Baba Sadhus, Sanatan Dharma, foreign devotees and religious places, alleged...