Panaji, April 24 -- A YouTuber from Uttarakhand was detained in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu on Friday for "hurting religious sentiments" over his allegedly derogatory comments about Catholic saint Francis Xavier at an event in Goa on Sunday.

Gautam Khattar, who describes himself as a "spiritual beat" journalist and creates content related to "Baba Sadhus, Sanatan Dharma, foreign devotees and religious places," had been absconding for a week. The Crime Branch had also issued a lookout circular against him.

"Based on an input from Goa Police, Himachal Pradesh Police has detained the main accused, Gautam Khattar, in Kullu district this evening. A team from the Crime Branch will soon take over custody of the accused, and he will be brought to ...