UP: Man held after video shows him spitting on bread at wedding in Hapur

Hapur: A man has been arrested and sent to jail after a video purportedly showing him spitting on bread while preparing it in a tandoor at a wedding function surfaced on social media, police said on Thursday.

Station House Officer Munish Pratap said the video had come to their notice, in which a youth was seen engaging in an objectionable act with the bread.

The viral video shows a cook spitting on the dough before baking it in a tandoor.

An attendee present at the venue recorded the act on his mobile phone when he approached to collect freshly prepared bread.

The incident was reported from Mukteshwara village under Babugarh police station limits, where a wedding ceremony was being held on April 18.

The video was later circulated on social media on April 20, triggering outrage among locals. Following the circulation of the video, a complaint was lodged with the police.

Based on the video, the accused, identified as Naseemuddin, a resident of Kithore, was arrested on Wednesday evening and sent to jail, the SHO said.