Varanasi, June 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday, June 23, arrested five people for allegedly conducting a chicken and alcohol party on the ghats of the Ganga river.

The action was initiated after a video of the party surfaced on social media showing eight men on a boat stationed at the Dashashwamedh Ghat cooking chicken and drinking beer.

"Guys, aap log dekh sakthe hai ki hum log party mana rahe hai. Deepak bhaiya, hamare halwaai, pyaz kaat rahe in. Babloo bhaiya chicken bana rahein hai (Guys, as you can see, we're having a party. Deepak bhaiya, our cook, is chopping onions. Babloo bhaiya is preparing the chicken)," said a person making the video.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Dashashwamedh Police confirmed the incident but stressed...