Varanasi, April 7 -- Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday, April 7, arrested the prime accused in connection with a video that showed a group of men drinking beer and dancing to blaring DJ music aboard a boat on the Ganga in Varanasi.

A video of men partying on the holy waters went viral on Monday, April 6, and a probe was launched on the same day to identify those involved. The Manjhi community, classified as Scheduled Tribe (ST) Dalits, had allegedly organised the religious procession on a boat after Chaitra Navratri.

Gaurav Banswal, Kashi Deputy Commissioner of Police, later confirmed on social media that a first information report (FIR) has since been registered regarding the case.

"An FIR has been registered in the aforementioned case ...