Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Three Hindutva Group Members Arrested After Ahmedabad Book Session Attack
A group of people attacked others at a book-reading event in Ahmedabad.
The event was held in a park and allowed people to read books of their choice.
Police said the attackers were allegedly connected to two Hindutva organisations.
The group reportedly carried hockey sticks and saffron flags.
Two people were injured.
The attackers allegedly objected to a book by Malala Yousafzai.
Police arrested three people and identified several others.
A police case has been filed over the alleged attack.
Three people allegedly linked to the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad were arrested in Ahmedabad.
The arrests followed an attack on participants at a book-reading session in Vastrapur Park.
Police said two people were injured when a group carrying hockey sticks and saffron flags arrived.
The attackers allegedly objected to the memoir I Am Malala being available at the session.
A first information report cites rioting, unlawful assembly and causing physical pain under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- Participants in a book-reading session were allegedly attacked by people claiming links to the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad; three suspects were arrested.
- What
- An alleged assault occurred at a public book-reading session, injuring two people.
- When
- The arrests were reported on Friday; the article does not provide a date.
- Where
- Vastrapur Park in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- Why
- The alleged attackers objected to I Am Malala, a memoir by Malala Yousafzai, being available at the session.
Session Organizers and Police Account
Reported Objection by Alleged Attackers
Book-reading session
Session Organizers and Police Account
Organizers said the session was open to anyone who wanted to read books of their choice.
Reported Objection by Alleged Attackers
The alleged attackers reportedly objected to I Am Malala being among the available books.
What happened at the park
Session Organizers and Police Account
Participants and police described an alleged attack involving abuse, hockey sticks and injuries to two people.
Reported Objection by Alleged Attackers
The article reports the alleged attackers arrived shouting Jai Shree Ram, but it does not provide a separate account from them.
- Arrests
- Three people were arrested.
- Injuries
- Two participants were injured.
- Location
- Vastrapur Park, Ahmedabad.
- Reading group
- About 20 people, including women, had gathered.
- Alleged attackers
- Police said 18 to 20 people claiming membership in two Hindutva groups arrived at the site.
- Book at issue
- I Am Malala by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
- Legal provisions
- The FIR cites rioting, unlawful assembly and causing physical pain under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.