US company sells beer with image of Lord Ganesha
Delhi police has received complaints against US online retailer Lost Coast selling beer with images of Lord Ganesha, a week after officials asked a Czech Republic brewery to remove similar images from its products. The police has also received complaints against US-based apparel maker Yes We Vibe for selling shoes with the Om symbol on them. 
Two US-based online retailers have come under fire for hurting religious sentiments of Hindus by selling footwear with Om symbol and beer with Lord Ganesha picture on its label.Two separate complaints have been made at the Prashant Vihar police station by animal rights activist Naresh Kadyan, who is also the commissioner (headquarters) at Bharat Scouts & Guides. The first complaint was made against a website https://yeswevibe.com for selling shoes with Om symbol while another complaint was made against www.lostcoast.com for using Ganesha photo on beer bottles.The first complaint, in possession with Mail Today, states that the symbol Om is affiliated with religious feelings and believes of Hindu communities across the universe. "Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, violated the different sections of the laws of land, including 295 A and 153 A of the IPC," the complaint reads.NO FIR YETSpeaking to Mail Today, MN Tiwari, deputy commissioner of police (Rohini district), said: "The officers have been instructed to take necessary legal action against the complaint soon." An FIR was not registered till late Monday.Kadyan has written an official letter to the Ministry of External Affairs to register an FIR against the defaulter websites, asking them to remove the products from sale.According to the website (https://yeswevibe.com), that is in operation from Scottsdale city in Arizona (as per www.whois.com), is selling the shoes for $59.99. The website claims that the shoes are handmade and it also promises delivery within twothree days in the US and two-three weeks globally.Also read: Mumbai pub forced to pull down 'blasphemous' decor after customers complainWhen Kadyan contacted the customer care centre via email, he was reverted with a message-"We'll forward this to our top management and get back to you soon".The website www.lostcoast.com is an award-winning brewery located in Eureka, California."This innocuous trend of using Hindu symbols on fashion or marketing accessories reveals the sellers' insatiable greed for making profits," said Raveena, an activist working with Hindu Human Rights.NOT THE FIRST CASEThe complaint has come weeks after foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj warned Amazon to apologise for selling doormats with Tricolour printed on it.