Ghaziabad Police Arrest Hindu Raksha Dal Activists for Distributing Swords

Ghaziabad, Dec 31, 2025: Activists of the Hindu Raksha Dal were arrested on Monday in connection with the distribution of over two dozen swords in the Shalimar Garden colony, police said. The six arrested are among the 17 office bearers of the organisation, including its president Bhupendra Chowdhry, also known as Pinki, who have been named as accused in the case. Bhupendra Chowdhry is currently absconding.

More than two dozen unidentified activists of the group have also been booked, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nimish Patil said.

According to the police, the case has been registered under sections 191(2) (guilty of rioting), 191(3) (guilty of rioting while armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death), and 127(2) (wrongful confinement) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Police said teams are conducting raids at the hideouts of group members who had taken out a procession in the colony. During the procession, the activists allegedly raised pro-Hindu and anti-Muslim slogans and went door to door distributing weapons.

“Police will not permit any outfit to disturb harmony and law and order. All the named and unnamed accused will be arrested soon. All of them are currently on run,” Patil said.

Meanwhile, Bhupendra Chowdhry released a video in which he claimed that 250 weapons had been distributed among people to face Muslims who “attack Hindu families and molest Hindu girls and women”.

“Hindus must be well-equipped with weapons to fight Muslims. Hindu Raksha Dal will help the Hindu community. These days, the condition of Hindus in Bangladesh is very miserable. Hindus are being killed there. We will not let the condition of Hindus become like that of Hindus in Bangladesh,” he said in the video.

Deputy Commissioner Patil said the police are maintaining close vigil over the law and order situation in the area, which is surrounded by Muslim-dominated localities such as Shaheed Nagar and Pasonda village, in Ghaziabad.

Courtesy: NDTV