New Delhi, May 19 -- Pradeep Dixit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) municipal chairman of Sikandrabad in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, allegedly announced a Rs.1 crore reward for beheading Saayoni Ghosh, according to a viral video, a claim he later denied.

"Whoever brings Saayoni Ghosh's severed head will be given a cash reward of Rs.1 crore from my side," Dixit reportedly said in a purported video.

Hindu organisations alleged that Saayoni Ghosh had posted objectionable content on social media about Lord Shiva and the Shivling, which they said hurt the sentiments of the Hindu community. Several people reportedly took part in a protest over the issue in Sikandrabad on Sunday.

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