# UP police book youth for drinking beer during Ganga dip 2026-08-10T19:50:15+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Police in Varanasi have booked a youth, Santosh Singh, after a video showed him drinking beer while bathing in the Ganga at Assi Ghat. The clip, which surfaced on social media Friday, triggered outrage among locals and religious leaders. In the video, Singh is seen with a beer can in hand during the early morning dip and later throwing the crushed can on the riverbank. Bystanders called him out of the river and rebuked him. Singh, who claimed to be from Rohtas district in Bihar, has been charged with hurting religious sentiments. Police are trying to trace him. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: beer controversy, Ganga, police case, religious sentiments, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/up-police-book-youth-for-drinking-beer-during-ganga-dip/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/up-police-book-youth-for-drinking-beer-during-ganga-dip/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.