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Delhi Police Arrest Hindu Raksha Dal Members for Assault

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Delhi Police arrested four Hindu Raksha Dal members for assaulting protesters on October 10, 2026.
The arrested men were identified as Raman Saini (50), Vivekanand (32), Kapil Kumar (27) and Ravinder Singh alias Govind Hindu (35).
Hindu Raksha Dal president Pinky Chaudhary (also known as Bhupendra Tomar) called the attackers his workers and promised protection.
Video showed the assailants beating a male protester and throwing a woman to the ground on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg.

History

Historical Context

The 2002 Gujarat riots erupted after the Godhra train fire on 28 February 2002, killing an official 1,044 people and prompting a Supreme Court-ordered Special Investigation Team in 2008. That inquiry set a legal precedent for probing communal violence, which Delhi Police invoked when they arrested four Hindu Raksha Dal members on 10 October 2026.

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Story summary

Delhi Police arrested four Hindu Raksha Dal members for assaulting protesters on October 10, 2026.
The arrested men were identified as Raman Saini (50), Vivekanand (32), Kapil Kumar (27) and Ravinder Singh alias Govind Hindu (35).
Hindu Raksha Dal president Pinky Chaudhary (also known as Bhupendra Tomar) called the attackers his workers and promised protection.
Video showed the assailants beating a male protester and throwing a woman to the ground on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg.

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