Assam Principal Folds Tricolour with Legs, Arrested
Police said the principal went to the school alone on Saturday morning and lowered the flag in an "objectionable manner"
Guwahati: Assam police on Sunday said they had arrested a school principal for "disrespecting" the national flag, after a video of her folding the tricolour with the help of her legs went viral.
The clip showed the principal, identified as Fatema Khatun, lowering the flag and pulling out the flagpole from the school courtyard. She was then seen placing the national flag on her feet and attempting to fold it with her knees. The video quickly spread on social media.
Police said the principal went to the school alone on Saturday morning and lowered the flag in an "objectionable manner."
“She had hoisted the flag in the presence of students on August 15 (Independence Day), but on Saturday, she came alone around 7:30 am, opened the school gate, and lowered the flag, after locals criticised her for keeping it hoisted overnight," police said.
The principal was arrested in Nagaon district under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. She has been remanded to 14-day judicial custody, officials said.
