Archive · 1 Jan 2026
Agra Woman Arrested for Burning Manusmriti
A 22-year-old woman named Priyanka Varun was arrested in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly burning a copy of the Manusmriti.
The police acted after a video of the incident went viral on social media.
However, Priyanka claims that the video is actually three years old and was recently reposted.
She is the national president of an NGO called Bharatiya Mahila Suraksha Sangh, which supports women and children with autism.
The police have filed a case against her for disobeying an order from a public servant.
A 22-year-old woman, Priyanka Varun, was arrested in Agra for allegedly burning the Manusmriti.
The arrest followed a viral video of the incident posted on December 26.
Priyanka claims the video is three years old and was reposted recently.
She is the national president of the Bharatiya Mahila Suraksha Sangh, an NGO supporting women and children with autism.
The police filed a case under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for disobedience of a public servant's order.
- Who
- Priyanka Varun, a 22-year-old woman from Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- What
- Arrested for allegedly burning the Manusmriti
- When
- Arrested on December 26, claimed video is 3 years old
- Where
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Filed a First Information Report (FIR) under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Name
- Priyanka Varun
- Age
- 22
- Location
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Organization
- Bharatiya Mahila Suraksha Sangh
- Charge
- Disobedience of an order duly promulgated by a public servant (Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita)
- Date of Arrest
- December 26
- Claim
- Video is 3 years old and reposted recently
