Overview
- Assam police arrested four local functionaries of the VHP and Bajrang Dal in Nalbari for vandalising decorations at St Mary’s School and burning festive goods in shops.
- The arrested men were identified as Bhaskar Deka, Manash Jyoti Patgiri, Biju Dutta, and Nayan Talukdar, with investigators pursuing additional suspects.
- Cases in Assam were filed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions covering criminal trespass, unlawful assembly, intimidation, conspiracy, and mischief by fire.
- In Raipur, police registered an FIR against 30–40 unidentified persons who ransacked Christmas displays at Magneto Mall during a bandh over alleged illegal religious conversions.
- Raipur authorities are using CCTV footage and vehicle registration data to identify participants, with officials indicating some suspects have been pinpointed and further action is pending.