Kathmandu,

July 6,

A man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on grounds of hurting religious sentiments by wrapping the chicken and selling it to his customers in papers having pictures of Hindu gods and goddesses on them.

The incident took place on Sunday, when some people complained that Talib Hussain was selling chicken from his shop on a piece of paper carrying a picture of a Hindu god and goddess, hurting their religious feeling, the report stated, citing the local police.

The FIR or the police case registered in the matter stated that when a police team reached the spot, Talib Hussain allegedly tried to attack them with a knife with an intention to kill.