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West Bengal: Basanti Puja pandal set on fire in Gobardanga ahead of Ram Navami, main idol falls down, angry locals block roads

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2025

A Basanti Puja pandal was set on fire by unknown miscreants in the North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Saturday morning.

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Jaipur: Clashes erupt after miscreants vandalised the idol of Veej Tejaji Marahaj, locals block roads demanding action

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2025

Clashes erupted in the Sanganer area of Jaipur in Rajasthan after some unidentified miscreants vandalised a statue of revered Veer Tejaji Maharaj late on Friday

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Bihar: Tensions erupt in Samastipur after Hanuman idol vandalised by unidentified miscreants

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2025

The locals alleged a conspiracy behind the idol vandalisation. One of the locals said that the idol was vandalised after everyone had left after performing the daily prayer

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Idol of Hindu deities vandalised in West Bengal, BJP shares video: Read about two other recent cases of temple attack

OpIndia Staff - 14 March, 2025

BJP national spokesperson shared a video wherein idols of Hindu deities could be seen in a vandalised state.

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West Bengal: Sheikh Indu vandalises idol of Hindu deity, sets it on fire, police claim accused has ‘mental heath issues’

OpIndia Staff - 11 March, 2025

"The detained person is an outsider and has mental health issues," the Baruipur police claimed.

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Basirhat temple vandalism: Police allege ‘no communal angle’, claim accused who attacked idol of Goddess Kali has ‘mental health issues’

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2025

"The idol is being replaced and the person responsible for the mischief has been arrested. Preliminary enquiry suggests that the person has mental health issues," Basirhat Police claimed.

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West Bengal: Extremists attack Hindu temple, vandalise idol of Goddess Kali, BJP demands action

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2025

In a tweet, Dilip Ghosh said, "In a shocking incident, the idol of Goddess Kali was vandalized at the Kali temple in Shankhchura Bazaar, under the jurisdiction of the Basirhat Police Station."

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Bangladesh: Extremists break idol of Goddess Saraswati, vandalise Durga Mandir. Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2025

While speaking about the matter, temple caretaker Uttam Karmakar stated, "I went to the temple on Sunday (2nd March) morning to offer puja and found the idol broken."

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Bangladesh: Muslim mob attacks Hindu shop, vandalises Durga Mandir, injures locals on resisting

OpIndia Staff - 16 February, 2025

The attackers were identified as Chabbir Sheikh, Mustaqin Sheikh and Nayan Sheikh. Others involved in the attack are yet to be identified.

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Bangladesh: Extremists attack Hindu temple, break the idol of Goddess Saraswati

OpIndia Staff - 14 February, 2025

The attack was carried out by extremists, who came to the temple in a white car at about 3:45 am on Thursday .Thereafter, they vandalised the idols of the Hindu deities and fled the scene.

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