Indian YouTuber arrested after peacock curry video


The Indian peacock, identified with its vibrant blue colour and a regal wingspan among males, holds a special symbolic importance in India. — Unsplash

NEW DELHI: An Indian would-be social media star has been arrested and detained after outrage by his video of cooking and eating the country’s protected national bird, a peacock, police said.

Police said that Kodam Pranay Kumar was detained Monday and sent to jail after "other videos in his mobile phone confirmed" that the bird he'd cooked for his curry dish video was indeed a peacock.

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