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Hindu Temple's Sign Vandalized with 'Message of Hate,' Greenwood Police Investigating
This marks the fourth attack on BAPS temples nationwide in under a year, with at least 12 similar incidents targeting Hindu places of worship since 2022, officials said.
- On Aug. 10, the welcome sign of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Greenwood, Indiana, was vandalized overnight, marking the fourth incident at the same temple in under 12 months.
- The Greenwood attack follows a pattern of anti-Hindu vandalism nationwide linked to pro-Khalistan activists, with similar graffiti at BAPS temples over the past year.
- Temple leaders promptly removed the spray paint after reporting it to police, which Greenwood Police Department is investigating as criminal mischief.
- The Indian Consulate in Chicago called the act ‘reprehensible’ after temple leaders held a peace prayer service on Aug. 12, inviting officials and religious leaders.
- CoHNA urged law enforcement to consider the pattern of at least 12 anti-Hindu incidents since 2022, highlighting inadequate authority response.
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Hindu temple desecrated in US; Indian consulate calls act ‘reprehensible’
"Desecration of main signboard of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Greenwood, Indiana is reprehensible," it said in an X post, adding that it has raised the matter with the law enforcement authorities for "prompt action".
Hindu temple desecrated in U.S., Indian consulate calls it ‘reprehensible’
“Desecration of main signboard of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Greenwood, Indiana is reprehensible,” the Indian Consulate in Chicago said in an X post, adding that it has raised the matter with the law enforcement authorities for “prompt action”
Khalistanis vandalise Hindu temple in US yet again, India seeks strict action
In the fourth attack on a Hindu temple in the US this year, the Greenwood BAPS Mandir was defaced with anti-India and anti-Modi graffiti, allegedly by pro-Khalistan extremists. The incident has been condemned as a hate crime by advocacy groups. The Indian Consulate in Chicago has strongly denounced the act and urged local law enforcement to act promptly.
Another Hindu Temple Defaced In US' Indiana, 4th Incident This Year
A Hindu temple was defaced in the US city of Indiana earlier this week. The "hateful act" took place at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Greenwood City on August 10, according to the temple's official public affairs account.
Hindu temple desecrated in US; Indian consulate calls act 'reprehensible'
New York: The signboard of a Hindu temple was defaced in the US city of Indiana, an incident described by the Indian consulate as “reprehensible”. The “hateful act” took place at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Greenwood City, the temple’s official public affairs account said in an X post on Tuesday. This was the fourth time in less than a year that a BAPS temple has been targeted, it said. The Indian Consulate in Chicago took strong note of the…
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