Four VHP Leaders Arrested For Christmas Vandalisation In Assam
They went on the rampage when the students of St. Mary's English School, Panigaon, were making all preparations for Christmas.
Published : December 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM IST
Nalbari: Four VHP leaders were arrested in Assam’s Nalbari for vandalising Christmas items and threatening not to celebrate in the town. The arrested leaders are VHP's Nalbari district committee secretary Bhaskar Deka, vice-president Manas Patgiri, co-secretary Biju Dutta and the organisation's Nalbari district coordinator Nayanmani Talukdar.
They were booked under the Indian Justice Code at Belsor P.S. vide Case No. 116/2025 under Sections 329(3), 326(f), 189(2), 351(2), 324(3), 324(4) and 61(2). The Bajrang Dal also allegedly burnt Christmas items in several businesses and shopping malls in Nalbari. They also insisted people only to celebrate cultural festivals of Indian origin and shouted 'Jai Shri Ram'.
They went on the rampage when the students of St. Mary's English School, Panigaon, were making all preparations for Christmas. Several activists of the organisation who looked for the principal to lodge their protest against the celebration at his school. According to students, a statue of Jesus was vandalised by the VHP cadres.
The police team recovered the items destroyed by the VHP leaders and arrested them for investigation.
"I was not at the school yesterday, only one sister was present. They were a group of 15-20 Bajrang Dal members who entered the gate and looked for me first. After learning that I was not there, they destroyed all the items,” the school principal said.
Former BJP MLA and now Congress leader Ashok Sharma while reacting to the incident said, "It is a matter of concern. The Constitution gives equal rights to all religions in India. Citizens have every right to follow religion of their choice. I condemn this kind of attack and demand strong action for the attackers."
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