Holy aim? Shimla civic body ad shows Lord Rama’s arrow pointed at garbage; sparks outrage

NEW DELHI: Shimla constabulary person registered a lawsuit aft a banner showing Lord Rama aiming an arrow astatine a garbage heap appeared adjacent the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat successful Chhota Shimla.

Advocate Bharat Bhushan, coordinator of the Dev Bhumi Sangharsh Samiti, filed a ailment alleging that the banner reportedly enactment up by the Shimla Municipal Corporation was violative to Hindu beliefs. The complainant said helium feared that akin banners mightiness person been placed successful different parts of the city, which could further upset the public. Acting connected his complaint, constabulary filed a lawsuit nether Section 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with acts meant to outrage spiritual feelings by insulting a religion oregon its beliefs.