AGRA: Day after a 27-seconds video, shot during

went online showing a youth allegedly raising ‘

’ inside

premises,

Agra

police invoked sedition charges based on the written complaint of Archaeological Survey of India official.

The FIR lodged by

, assistant conservator of ASI Taj Mahal division, read, “A video shot on April 4 afternoon inside Taj Mahal, showed a youth among a group of teenagers raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan. The incident happened, when the group were taking out traditional Urs procession carrying chadar from the main gateway.”

“Raising slogan is prohibited inside Taj Mahal. We have asked the CISF, responsible for security of mausoleum to provide CCTV footage in order to identify the accused youth,” read the FIR.

FIR was lodged at Tajganj police station. The unknown youth has been booked under IPC sections 124 A (sedition) and 505 [1{B}] (Statements conducing public mischief with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquillity).

Speaking to TOI, Vikas Kumar Jaiswal, circle officer of Sadar said, “Several teams are working to arrest the accused youth. CCTV footages are been scanned and guides, photographers of Taj Mahal are been contacted to find the whereabouts of him. We are also sending the video for forensic examination to be 100% sure whether the digital visual and audio content is genuine or doctored.”