Sultanpur (UP), April 6 An FIR has been registered against a 25-year-old YouTuber and his associate for allegedly defiling the national flag, police have said.
The accused, Sanjay Yadav alias Sattu, a resident of Maheshganj, runs a YouTube channel under the name 'Sanjay Sultanpuri', police said on Sunday.
According to a complaint filed by Sub-Inspector Krishna Kumar Tiwari from the Dhammaur police station, Yadav uploaded a video on his YouTube channel in which the green band of the national flag was replaced with blue and the altered flag was displayed by him, along with other individuals.
One of Yadav's associates was shown using the national flag to wipe a motorcycle and subsequently throwing it aside, the complaint stated.
Dhammaur Station House Officer Vipendra Kumar Verma said that based on the complaint, a case has been registered under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
He said that the investigation into the matter has been entrusted to Sub-Inspector Jamil Ahmed.
Yadav's residence was raided, but he was not found there. Efforts are being made to apprehend him, police said.