Nawada police arrested three youths for waving Palestinian flags. 

Patna, July 15, 2025: Nawada police arrested three youths on the charge of waving the flags of Palestine during the Muharram procession in the city, an official said.

The accused waved the flags of Palestine during the Muharram procession in the Dhamaul locality of Nawada city on Sunday at 7 pm.

The accused were arrested from the Dhumaul locality in Nawada:

The Nawada police said that the alleged persons carried out a Muharram march without the permission of the district administration.

The police said that the three accused were arrested from the Dhamaul locality on Monday. 

“Since it is a matter of great concern as they were waving flags of another country, which was attributed to anti-national activities, we have immediately constituted a team headed by SDPO Pakribarawan to investigate the incident. During the investigation, it was confirmed that such incidents happened in the Dhamaul locality,” said an official spokesperson of the Nawada district.

“A video of this incident went viral on social media. Based on the viral video, the police team identified the alleged youths. They raided several places for the entire night and managed to arrest them. The police team also seized the flags of other countries,” he said.

“As per the law, the accused were produced in the district court on Monday,” he added.

A similar incident took place in Darbhanga on July 12 when a youth waved the flag of Palestine during the Muharram procession. A video in this regard went viral on social media.

Munna Khan, head of Darbhanga district Muharram Committee, admits that a youth was seen waving the flag of Palestine in Kalighat locality.

Based on the viral video, district SSP Jaggunath Reddy initiated an inquiry into the matter. He assured appropriate action against the accused. 

Past incidents of Palestinian Flags in Bihar during religious procession:

However, these were not the only incidents that happened recently.

On April 11 this year, during the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, a group of people from the Muslim community waved the flags of Palestine in Bihar’s Nalanda district.

That incident took place near Badi Dargah in the district headquarters of Biharsharif.

A large number of people assembled there to offer Namaz (EID Prayer). Some individuals waved the Palestinian Flags. However, their motive for doing so was not clear.  

In another incident, a family traveling in a car was under attack by the youths in Bihar’s Samastipur district on Sunday evening.

The youths were part of a Muharram march, and a car occupied by three persons reached there. The incident occurred at the Dalsinghsarai subdivision in the district.

Amitesh Kumar, a victim and a resident of Madhubani district, recounted, “We stopped the car upon seeing that a Muharram march was going on the road. Some of the men carrying swords in their hands attacked my car. They have broken the front and rear windshields of the car. It was thought at one point that they might lynch us.” 

“My son, who was sitting on the rear seat, sustained minor injuries in his hand,” he said. Adding that Kumar was on the way to Patna. 

Police action in Samastipur:

The police said that five individuals, including two minor boys, were arrested in this matter on Monday. 

“We have received a complaint about a person traveling with his family who was attacked by some men during the Muharram march in Dalsinghsarai. Based on the video evidence and identifications of Chokidar, we managed to arrest five persons on Monday. Two of them are minors. They have attacked the car with swords,” said Vivek Kumar Sharma, SDPO of Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur.

The district administration appealed to people to avoid spreading fake news on social media.

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