An Iranian couple have been arrested after they got engaged in front of a cheering crowd at a shopping centre, BBC reports.
Video of the public proposal in the northern city of Arak was shared on social media and shows the pair standing in a ring of rose petals. After the woman says yes, she can be seen hugging her partner as the crowd celebrates.
But they were soon arrested after police said they had contravened Islamic principles. Mixing between the genders and displays of public affection are severely restricted under Iran's Islamic laws.
Mahmoud Khalaji, the deputy police commander of Markazi province, told Iran's Fars news agency that the couple had been taken into custody due to the "public's demand". He said they were detained for "outraging public decency, which is an influence of the degenerate Western culture". Mr Khalaji added that they had been released on bail.
