Shikhar Dhawan's boat ride on Ganga river puts boatman in a fix

Shikhar Dhawan. Picture/ Yogen Shah

India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan's boat ride on the Ganga river in Varanasi, has landed the boatman in trouble.

Dhawan was pictured, feeding birds during a boat ride. Varanasi District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma told a news agency that action would be taken against the boatman but not the tourist.

"It was made clear by the police and the administration to the boatmen that they should not allow the tourists on their boat to feed the birds. Whosoever flouted these rules will be served notice and they will be asked as to why their license should not be cancelled," Sharma said.

Dhawan had shared a couple of photos on Instagram and captioned it, 'Happiness is feeding birds.' Take a look at his post below.

The UP government has banned the feeding of birds in the wake of the bird flu scare.

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