<p>Five people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly disrespecting the national flag during a Muharram procession here, police said.</p>.<p>According to locals, during a procession being taken out on the seventh day of Muharram on July 26 in Hasuapara village under the Payagpur police station, some people hoisted the national flag with a moon and star painted on it, they said.</p>.<p>A video of the hoisting of the said flag has also gone viral on social media. Taking cognizance of the incident, a case under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act was registered against five people, police said.</p>.<p>Those arrested have been identified as Isha Hafiz, Tahir, Muslim, Sikandar and Shahenshah, all residents of Hasuapara village, they said.</p>
<p>Five people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly disrespecting the national flag during a Muharram procession here, police said.</p>.<p>According to locals, during a procession being taken out on the seventh day of Muharram on July 26 in Hasuapara village under the Payagpur police station, some people hoisted the national flag with a moon and star painted on it, they said.</p>.<p>A video of the hoisting of the said flag has also gone viral on social media. Taking cognizance of the incident, a case under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act was registered against five people, police said.</p>.<p>Those arrested have been identified as Isha Hafiz, Tahir, Muslim, Sikandar and Shahenshah, all residents of Hasuapara village, they said.</p>