Overview

• Pro-Palestine posters bearing 'Free Gaza, Free Palestine' slogans and calls to boycott Israeli goods appeared in Narauli town, Sambhal district.
• Seven individuals, identified as Asim, Saif Ali, Rahees, Matloob, Fardeen, Arman, and Arbaz, were arrested following a police investigation using CCTV footage and shop-owner testimonies.
• Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders condemned the posters as incitement to communal hatred and warned of extra-judicial responses if authorities fail to act decisively.
• The incident highlights the intersection of global conflicts, such as the Israel-Hamas war, with local communal sensitivities in India.
• Police continue to investigate the motives behind the posters as tensions escalate, with right-wing groups pressuring local authorities for harsher measures.