Form suicide squads & ISIS-like outfits, Yati Narsinghanand urges Hindus amid sword distribution in Delhi, Ghaziabad – Alt News

Yati Narsinghanand Giri, the controversial head priest of the Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has released a video urging Hindus to form suicide squads and leave organizations like the Bajrang Dal and instead set up an outfit similar to ISIS.

Yati, how faces multiple FIRs for hate speeches and is out on bail, also supported the recent distribution of swords by Hindu Raksha Dal (HRD) president Pinky Chaudhary and his workers. He, however, calls it insufficient, urging them to distribute even more advanced weapons. He also praised Chaudhary in the video for their courage while calling upon members of the Hindu community to form suicide squads.

तलवारें बांटने से कुछ नहीं होने वाला। अब तो हिंदुओं को आत्मघाती दस्ते बनाने चाहिए। हिंदुओं को बजरंगदल–फजरंगदल जैसे संगठन छोड़कर ISIS जैसा संगठन बनाना चाहिए : यति नरसिंहानंद गिरी, महामंडलेश्वर pic.twitter.com/br96UoiaxD

— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) December 30, 2025

One of Narsinghanand’s bail conditions in the 2022 Haridwar hate speech case includes “an undertaking …that he will not make any statement or participate in any event or gathering that promotes disharmony or adverse effects among different communities or leads to the commission of similar offenses.”

On December 29, Hindu Raksha Dal president Pinky Chaudhary and other members of the outfit announced distribution of swords to Hindu families from their office in Ghaziabad citing atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh. They announced that if Islamic fundamentalists harassed any Hindu family in India, HRD would teach them a lesson. (Archived link 1, link 2)

Swords were distributed not only from the office but openly on the streets as well with the claim that Hindu girls were in danger from Muslims and needed to defend themselves. (Archived link 1, link 2)

देखते जाइए! ग़ाज़ियाबाद में हिन्दुवादी संगठनों के ‘धर्म रक्षक’ हथियार बांट रहे हैं, तलवार, फरसे बांट रहे हैं। एक कड़वा सत्य यह भी है कि अगर पुलिस इनमें से पांच सात पर भी यूएपीए के तहत कार्रावाई कर दे, तो ये धर्म का धंधा छोड़कर मेहनत मजदूरी करने लगेंगे। pic.twitter.com/zOJI67380j

— Wasim Akram Tyagi (@WasimAkramTyagi) December 30, 2025

After visuals went viral on social media, a statement from the assistant commissioner of police Atul Kumar Singh was posted on the official X handle of the Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate. According to it, Shalimar Garden police station had received information on December 29 that swords were being distributed by the national president of the Hindu Raksha Dal, Pinky Chaudhary. Taking swift action on the information, a case was registered at Shalimar Garden Police Station against 16 named individuals and 25-30 unknown persons, and 10 people had been arrested in connection with the incident.

आज दिनांक 29.12.2025 को सोशल मीड़िया के माध्यम से थाना शालीमार गार्डन को सूचना प्राप्त हुई कि हिन्दु रक्षा दल के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष पिंकी चौधरी द्वारा तलवार वितरण किया जा रहा है । सूचना का त्वरित संज्ञान लेकर थाना शालीमार गार्डन में उक्त प्रकरण में 16 नामजद व 25-30 अज्ञात लोगो के… pic.twitter.com/MET7NhqSdg

— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GHAZIABAD (@ghaziabadpolice) December 29, 2025

According to the FIR, Hindu Raksha Dal president Pinky Chaudhary, along with fellow activists Harsh Chaudhary, Annu, Shyam Yadav, Amit Singh, Mohit Kumar, Arun Jain, Ujala Singh, Amit Kumar, Mahendra Pradhan, Rampal, Mohit, Radheshyam, Amit Prajapati, Shravan Chandel, Kapil, along with 25-30 unidentified persons, were distributing swords at the Hindu Raksha Dal office located in Shalimar Garden Extension-02.

These individuals were also carrying swords and engaging in aggressive demonstrations and chanting slogans, which caused a chaotic situation. People on the road became frightened and abandoned their vehicles, fleeing for safety. Meanwhile, others in the surrounding areas hid inside their homes out of fear. Due to the road blockade caused by this aggressive demonstration, elderly people, children, and even ambulances were stuck in traffic. The police force and senior officers from Shalimar Garden, Sahibabad, Tila More, Link Road, and Trans Hindon areas managed to restore law and order with great difficulty.

Swords Distributed in Delhi 

Just one day prior to the incident in Ghaziabad, swords had been distributed from HRD’s office in New Delhi on December 28. While the swords were being handed out, Chaudhary accused the central and Delhi governments, as well as the BJP administration in Uttar Pradesh, of failing to provide security to the Hindu community. He demanded that weapons be provided to all Hindus.

“Seeing the way our Hindu brothers are being killed by ‘jihadis’ in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India, the Hindu Raksha Dal will no longer tolerate these atrocities and will give a befitting reply to every single atrocity committed by every jihadi. Therefore, from today, the Hindu Raksha Dal has decided to distribute weapons to every Hindu brother so that every Hindu can defend themselves against these jihadis when the time comes.” (Archived link 1, link 2)

Chaudhary’s sword distribution video was viewed by nearly 10 lakh people on Facebook. The same video received more than 11 lakh views on Instagram and was liked by more than 100,000 users. The visuals from Delhi are also being circulated widely on social media, but there is no information about any FIR being filed regarding this incident.

Pinky Chaudhary, Son Arrested on January 6 

On December 29, 10 people were taken into custody by Shalimar Garden Police in connection with the sword distribution incident in Ghaziabad. The main accused, Pinky Chaudhary, the president of Hindu Raksha Dal, was arrested only on January 6, after he remained absconding for a week.

During this one week, Chaudhary was active on social media and continuously shared posts on Facebook justifying the sword distribution. In his videos, he continuously condemned police action against him.

Immediately following the arrest of 10 HRD workers, Chaudhary posted a video on Facebook and Instagram on December 29. In the video, he clearly stated that the police arrived and arrested his workers after the distribution of swords at his office on the morning of December 29. He then defended himself by citing the situation in Bangladesh and justified his actions saying that the purpose of distributing swords was simply to empower Hindu families so that they could defend themselves during times of crisis. (Archived link)

Furthermore, on December 31, Pinky Chaudhary released another video, targeting “kathmullahs” and declared that sword distribution would continue. (Archived link 1, link 2)

After being on the hunt for Pinky Chaudhary for eight days, Ghaziabad police arrested him from Rudrapur in Delhi on January 6, 2026. Police also arrested Chaudhary’s son in the same case.

Another ‘Absconding’ Accused Active on Social Media

Annu Chaudhary, a Hindu Raksha Dal worker who was seen distributing swords and weapons to people in a viral video, is still absconding. However, he remains active on social media. He has shared posts defending his actions citing alleged conversions by Christians and the situation in Bangladesh.

On December 29, Annu Chaudhary released a video justifying the sword distribution. He urged Hindus to undergo weapons training. In the video, he states, “For cow protection and against Love Jihad, if any jihadi is seen harassing a Hindu sister, I will deal with him in the same way that Hindus are being treated in Bangladesh.” (Archived link 1, link 2)

In several posts, Annu Chaudhary has tried to to defend himself and justify the sword distribution by citing the situation in Bangladesh. (Archived link 1, link 2)

Institutional Support to Organized Hate and Communal Polarization 

The sword distribution and Yati Narsinghanand’s open endorsement of it comes within weeks of anti-Muslim hate being peddled from a programme in Delhi presented by the Union culture ministry and Delhi government. At the two-day Sanatan Rashtra Sankhanad Mahotsav held on December 13 and 14, prominent Right-wing faces offered ‘solutions’ to India’s ‘Muslim problem’. The event was organized by two groups, Save Culture Save Bharat Foundation and Sanatan Sanstha, in collaboration with the Union ministry of culture and the ministry of tourism of the Delhi government.

At this event, Rahul Diwan, the founder of Sangam Varta and Hindu Fund, advocated for the “mass conversion” of Muslims and emphasised the need to adopt “aggressive strategies” for the establishment of a constitutional Hindu Rashtra.

Union culture ministry, Delhi govt sponsor event in Delhi where prominent RW faces offer solutions to the ‘Muslim problem’: From deporting Muslims to population control to mass conversion to excluding them from jobs & more ‘offensive steps’. @Onkeyta_ https://t.co/mke2MA9sFX

— Alt News (@AltNews) December 31, 2025

If this was one clear indication of institutional support behind communal polarization, the impunity offered to Yati Narsinghanand for years is no less so. Alt News has documented in detail how the Dasna temple chief has flouted his bail condition at will and repeatedly incited violence and given hate speeches of the vilest kind.

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