Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Two Odisha Men Jailed for Dishonoring National Flag
Two men from Odisha, India, were sent to jail for 2 years.
They did something bad 21 years ago.
On Independence Day, they ruined the national flag at a school.
The court found them guilty and punished them.
A third person who did this with them had already died.
The court decided this after looking at evidence and talking to witnesses.
Two men, Sheikh Aiuddin and Sheikh Nashiruddin, were convicted for defacing the national flag during Independence Day in 2004.
The incident occurred at Binapani Primary School in Kanakanagar village, Rajnagar, Kendrapara district, Odisha.
The court sentenced them to 2 years in prison under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
A third accused, Sheikh Mouddin, passed away in 2020 and was not part of the trial.
The court's decision was based on material evidence and the testimonies of eight witnesses.
- Who
- Sheikh Aiuddin (45) and Sheikh Nashiruddin (47)
- What
- Defaced the national flag
- When
- August 15, 2004
- Where
- Binapani Primary School, Kanakanagar village, Rajnagar, Kendrapara district, Odisha
- Why
- To dishonor the national flag during Independence Day celebrations
- Convicts
- Sheikh Aiuddin (45), Sheikh Nashiruddin (47)
- Crime
- Defacing the national flag
- Location
- Binapani Primary School, Kanakanagar village, Rajnagar, Kendrapara district, Odisha
- Date of Crime
- August 15, 2004
- Sentence
- 2-year imprisonment
- Law
- Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (Section 2)
- Court
- Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Rajnagar
- Witnesses
- 8