Panaji, April 22 -- The Goa Police on Wednesday arrested the brother of Gautam Khattar, a YouTuber from Uttarakhand who was booked for "hurting religious sentiments" over his allegedly derogatory comments about Catholic saint Francis Xavier on Sunday at an event in Goa.

Police said that Madhav Khattar was named as a co-accused in the case for allegedly drafting the controversial speech that was delivered by Gautam and later shared on social media platforms.

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

He allegedly called the saint a "terrorist" at the Sanatan Dharm Raksha Samiti's Parshuram Jayan...