Shravasti, April 2 -- Eight Muslim men released on bail in Uttar Pradesh's Shrivasti district have since fled their homes in fear of continued police action after they were arrested for eating non-vegetarian food during an iftar and allegedly disposing of leftovers in the water used by an ashram.

On March 17, a group of 20 people, including eight, gathered at the Sonpathri Mai Sidhinath Ashram located inside the Sohailwala Wildlife Division near the India-Nepal border in Shravasti.

The ashram is revered by people from multiple faiths and visited by the masses. However, it was embroiled in controversy after Muslim men were arrested for organising an iftar during Ramzan.

The eight include three from Bahraich, 90 kilometres from the ashra...