KALYAN: Two

and BJP leaders from Titwala were booked by police on Monday evening for using a sword to cut four cakes on their birthdays early on Monday morning.

Police booked them under provisions of the Arms Act after a video of the cake-cutting ceremony went viral on social media. Sarfraj Raeej is president of BJP's minority cell in Titwala, while his cousin, Najeeb Raeej, is ward president in Balyani.

The video clip showed the leaders surrounded by party workers, with four cakes on the table, in Balyani. The leaders were holding a long sword and then both cut all four cakes. Pieces of the cakes were then distributed to the party workers.

Titwala police station senior inspector Balaji Pandhare said, "We have booked both under the Arms Act and are investigating from where the politicians got the sword, and who owns it."

Both politicians told mediapersons that the sword they used was a only a showpiece and they had no intention to create terror.