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Five detained for ‘vandalising’ Xmas decorations inside Ahmedabad mall

The accused are members of a little-known Hindu outfit called ‘Bhagwa Sena’, a police officer said.

2 min readAhmedabadDec 28, 2025 01:02 PM IST

Five persons were detained for vandalising Christmas decorations in Ahmedabad (Express)

Five persons were detained for allegedly vandalising Christmas decorations at Palladium Mall near Thaltej on SG Highway in Ahmedabad on Saturday, police said.

The accused are members of a little-known Hindu outfit called ‘Bhagwa Sena’, a police officer said.

Videos circulating on social media showed the men purportedly knocking down trees with Christmas decorations in the mall.

A source at the mall said, “The incident happened in the morning. Some people entered the mall and began pulling down the Christmas decorations…The police were called and they came and took them away. The mall operations, however, were not disrupted.”

“Five people have been detained in connection with the vandalism. A case is yet to be registered,” Vastrapur police station inspector L L Chavda said later in the day.

Bhagwa Sena chief Kamal Raval claimed that his outfit was “not opposed to celebrations of any other religion”
but insisted that malls celebrate Hindu festivals as well throughout the year.

Asked if police security had been placed in the mall and other malls as a preventive measure, a top officer said, “it was not required.”

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