Kolkata, March 18

A BJP activist has been arrested for organising a cow urine consumption event here, claiming that it will protect people from coronavirus or cure those already infected, leading to a civic volunteer falling ill after drinking it, police said on Wednesday.

He was arrested late Tuesday night following a complaint filed by the victim with the police, they said.

According to police officials, 40-year-old Narayan Chatterjee, a local party worker of Jorasakho area in North Kolkata, had on Monday organised a cow-worship programme at a cowshed and distributed cow urine.

He vouched for its “miraculous” properties while offering gaumutra to others.

A civic volunteer complained against him after he fell sick after consuming the same.

“How can just police arrest him without any reason. This is completely undemocratic,” state BJP General Secretary Sayantan Basu said. West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has said there is no harm in drinking cow urine. — PTI