PRAYAGRAJ, May 18 -- Throwing non-vegetarian food waste into the river Ganga could hurt religious sentiments of the Hindu community, the Allahabad high court has observed as it granted bail to eight Muslim men accused of organising an Iftar party on a boat in the Ganga in Varanasi, consuming non-vegetarian food and allegedly throwing leftover waste into the river. In separate orders passed on May 15, justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla granted bail to five accused, while justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha allowed the pleas of three others. Six other accused are yet to secure bail. In his 16-page order, justice Shukla observed that although the alleged act could "hurt Hindu religious sentiments", the accused "are apologetic for their actions and even thei...