Two Varanasi Boat Cases, Two Legal Paths: Same-Day Bail for Five, Two Months in Jail for 14 Muslims

Two Varanasi Boat Cases, Two Legal Paths: Same-Day Bail for Five, Two Months in Jail for 14 Muslims

In both cases, the allegation centred on consuming non-vegetarian food on the Ganga. But while charges got diluted in the June case, the March case saw additional serious offences invoked, keeping 14 Muslim men behind bars for over two months.

Muslim youths jailed for two months, Hindu men get same-day bail in similar Ganges cases

While 14 Muslim youths spent nearly two months in jail after being arrested over a video of them breaking their Ramadan fast on the Ganges, Hindu men filmed drinking alcohol and cooking chicken on the river were granted same-day bail despite facing similar allegations.