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VHP Demands US Action After Ohio Temple Attack, Cites Pattern of Vandalism
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News18•03-10-2026, 22:00
VHP Demands US Action After Ohio Temple Attack, Cites Pattern of Vandalism
- •The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) urged the US administration to take concrete steps to protect Hindu temples following an alleged brick attack on a temple in Ohio.
- •VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal stated that repeated incidents of vandalism and attacks on Hindu temples in the US can no longer be ignored as ordinary vandalism.
- •On October 2, bricks were allegedly thrown at the Shri Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham temple in Richmond Heights, Ohio, resulting in broken windows while priests and devotees were present.
- •Bansal called for an impartial investigation, arrest of those responsible, and concrete security protocols to prevent recurrence, emphasizing that the Ohio incident is not isolated.
- •He cited previous incidents including the damaging of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York, objectionable slogans at a temple in California, and alleged vandalism at BAPS temples in New York and California, and defacement of a BAPS temple in Chino Hills, California.
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Bricks were allegedly thrown at the Shri Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham temple in Richmond Heights, Ohio, resulting in broken windows while priests and devotees were present.
VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal urged the US administration to take temple security seriously, launch an impartial investigation, arrest those responsible, and establish concrete security protocols.
The VHP cited the damage to a Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York in August 2022, offensive slogans written at a Newark temple in December 2023, and vandalism at BAPS temples in New York, California, and Chino Hills between September 2024 and March 2025.