The Uttar Pradesh Police is looking into an Instagram account that shared videos of women taking a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh festival. They have asked Meta, which owns Instagram, to help find out who runs the account. The police promised to take action, including possible arrests, once they have this information.
On February 17, a case was filed against the Instagram account for posting these videos, which are disrespectful to the women involved. Another case was registered on February 19 against a Telegram channel that was selling similar videos. The police are currently investigating both cases at the Kotwali Kumbh Mela police station in Prayagraj, where the festival is happening.
The police’s actions come after their social media team discovered people sharing videos of women bathing and changing clothes, which goes against their privacy and dignity. Prashant Kumar, the top police officer in the state, has ordered action against any misleading or offensive posts related to the religious gathering. The Maha Kumbh began on January 13 and will end on February 26. So far, over 56 crore devotees, including about 1.10 crore people just this past Wednesday, have participated by taking the holy dip.
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