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Attempt to intimidate Hindus through Moharram procession
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4 arrested
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh – A shocking incident occurred during a Moharram procession in Badnagar when a four-wheeled vehicle was deliberately suspended 40 feet in the air using a crane and later blown up. The event, which took place on the night of 23 June has gone viral on social media after a video of the incident surfaced.
In the video, two youths are seen standing atop the suspended vehicle, waving red flags. Moments later, an explosion is triggered, destroying the vehicle. A banner displayed on the four-wheeler carried the provocative message: “Lo phir aa gaye” (Look, we have returned).
A #Muharram procession in #Ujjain’s #Badnagar area on the night of June 23 sparked controversy after a Tata Magic van was lifted nearly 40 feet in the air using a crane and later “launched” with an explosion. According to reports, two youths were seen sitting on the suspended… pic.twitter.com/0JbeTtzDlc
— News9 (@News9Tweets) June 25, 2026
The incident has drawn sharp criticism.
Swami Shivanand Giri from Haridwar raised serious objections on social media, stating: “Through this video, a clear message is being sent that ‘this is exactly how we will blow up the vehicles of kafirs (non-believers)’.”
Ritesh Maheshwari of the Hindu Jagran Manch demanded a thorough investigation by the district administration, noting that several objectionable banners were also attached to the vehicle during the procession.
#WATCH | Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh: On the car blast during the Ujjain Muharram procession, Additional SP Karandeep Singh says, “Last night in an akhara in Adan Mohalla, Badnagar, a visual of an explosive incident has come to light after hanging a vehicle from a crane and bursting… pic.twitter.com/9TpMOAUOaY
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 25, 2026
Legal Action Taken
Ujjain’s Additional Superintendent of Police, Karandeep Singh, stated that a case has been registered in this matter against the procession organiser Shoaib Khan, the individuals waving flags on the vehicle, Talim Khan and Zahid Khan, and the crane owner. All four will be arrested very soon.
- This provocative explosion of a vehicle during the Moharram procession in Ujjain is a brazen act of intimidation by radical elements against Hindus in their own homeland.
- Such open displays of aggression under the garb of a religious festival expose the growing audacity of fanaticism and the dangerous silence of so-called secular forces.
