West Bengal: Islamists beat a Hindu teacher who wanted to celebrate Saraswati Puja in school



Updated: 01 February, 2025 5:49 am IST
Image: Screenshot from the viral video
Image: Screenshot from the viral video

Islamists tortured a Hindu teacher of a school who wanted to celebrate Saraswati Puja in the school. Islamist beat up and verbally abused the Hindu teacher. The incident happened on the 28th of January, 2025 in Haringhata block of Nadia district of West Bengal. 

As per the reports, a Hindu teacher of ‘Daspol Danga Primary School’ wanted to celebrate Saraswati Puja in the school this year. The school is a government-run school and most of the students of the school come from the Muslim community. Some Hindu students also study in the school. 

However, some local muslims became furious after knowing about the upcoming Saraswati Puja. They beat up the Hindu teacher. The Islamists also threatened the Hindu teacher to face dire consequences in the future. 

A video of the incident has gone viral in the social media. In the video, it has been clearly seen that Islamists have been openly abusing the teacher. Others have been standing and watching. 

According to the sources, a person named Alimuddin incited and mobilised some local muslims against the Hindu teacher who wanted to celebrate Saraswati Puja. Locals demanded that the Police must initiate legal action against the accused person. 

As of now, the police have detained one person related to the incident of Assault on the Hindu teacher. Also, it has been decided in a peace committee’s meeting that the Puja will be celebrated in the school.