Varanasi police arrest 14 for organising Iftaar party on Ganga, disposing of food waste into water body

• Rohan Umak
• March 17, 2026

Iftaar on Ganga: Varanasi Police on Tuesday arrested 14 individuals on charges of organising an Iftaar party aboard boats on the Holy Ganga River and disposing of the food waste into the water, they said. The police took the action after a video of the act went viral on social media, prompting complaints and a probe. All accused employed at Saree shops According to the police, the incident…