A professor and five students from Pune University were arrested for allegedly offending religious sensitivities by producing a play based on 'Ramleela.' The dispute began when members of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) clashed with students from Pune University's Lalit Kala Kendra over the play's themes.

The show, dubbed 'Ramleela,' featured backstage scenes with actors playing various roles in the Ramleela. According to ABVP's Shiva Barole, the play had improper rhetoric and actions, such as Sita smoking and using abusive language towards Laxman. The ABVP objected, halted the performance, and filed a police complaint, requesting that the case be registered.