India, Sept. 11 -- A West Bengal Congress leader has been arrested for allegedly burning a photograph of Bageshwar Dham chief priest Dhirendra Krishna Shastri during a protest against his remarks on non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja, police said.

South Kolkata District Congress Committee general secretary Atanu Das was picked up from his residence in the Tollygunge area late Thursday night and subsequently arrested, a police officer said.

The arrest followed West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's direction in the state Assembly to Kolkata Police to take action against those who had allegedly burnt Shastri's photograph outside Bhabanipur police station.

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