US EditionTwo men arrested in India for pasting Pakistani flag to incite communal tensions
- Two members of the Sanatani Ekta Manch group pasted a Pakistani flag on a washroom wall near Akaipur railway station in Bongaon, West Bengal, on April 30, 2025 night, and were arrested for inciting communal tensions.
- Police investigations determined that the individuals involved—namely Chandan Malakar, aged 30, and Progyajit Mondal, aged 45—intentionally aimed to incite communal tension by painting slogans such as 'Hindustan Murdabad' and 'Pakistan Zindabad'.
- The police lodged a case under provisions related to promoting enmity, and the accused confessed to the act while claiming it was a protest against the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
- Bongaon Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar stated that the suspects admitted their involvement during the interrogation and confirmed they were presented before the sub-division court as the investigation proceeds.
- The incident has led to heightened police vigilance in the border district to prevent escalation, while local political figures dispute the case's authenticity amid broader communal tensions following the Pahalgam attack.
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Two men arrested in India for pasting Pakistani flag to incite communal tensions
Two members of a Hindu religious group have been arrested in India's West Bengal state for allegedly attempting to incite communal tensions by pasting a Pakistani flag on the wall of a railway toilet in a border district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place near a railway station on the Sealdah-Bongaon section in North 24 Parganas, close to the India-Bangladesh border. According to officials, the accused also planned to paint slogan…
2 held for pasting Pakistani flag at Bengal railway station to stir communal tension
Kolkata: West Bengal Police has arrested two persons for allegedly pasting an image of Pakistani flag on the wall of a railway station in North 24 Parganas district and writing ‘Hindustan Murdabad’ to engineer communal disturbances, a senior officer said on Thursday. Chandan Malakar (30) and Progyajit Mondal (45), both described as active members of a political party and associated with the fringe outfit Sanatani Ekta Manch, were apprehended on …
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