Kanwariyas allegedly thrash bus driver, manhandle elderly in Ghaziabad after bus brushes Kanwar
Ghaziabad: A disturbing video has surfaced from Ghaziabad reportedly showing a group of Kanwariyas assaulting a bus driver and pushing an elderly man following a minor collision between a bus and a Kanwar, the bamboo structure carried by devotees during the Kanwar Yatra.
The video, widely shared on social media on Sunday, depicts the bus driver being repeatedly hit inside the vehicle by a group of young men. The driver, visibly terrified, is seen pleading with folded hands as the mob attacks him. An elderly man who attempted to intervene was also manhandled by the group.
According to the user who posted the video, the incident occurred when the bus brushed against a Kanwar while navigating through a congested area. “Either the UP government should issue lockdown orders for general public or stop public transport on the Kanwar route. Why put lives in danger?” the post read.
As of Sunday afternoon, Uttar Pradesh Police had not issued any official statement regarding the incident.
A bus driver was attacked by Kanwariyas in Muradnagar Ghaziabad because the bus touched the kanwad in the high traffic area.
— Kapil (@kapsology) July 13, 2025
Either the UP government should issue lock down orders for general public or stop public transport on the Kanwar route.
Why to put lives in danger? pic.twitter.com/VLJMdatRyi
This marks the second such case in Ghaziabad alone within a week involving alleged violence by Kanwariyas. On Tuesday night, a group of devotees reportedly vandalised a Swift car and beat up its 30-year-old driver, Rajiv Sharma, in Modinagar. The Kanwariyas alleged that Sharma's car had brushed past one of them while they were returning from Haridwar to Haryana.
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gyan Prakash Rai, the police intervened quickly and rescued the driver. Sharma, later found to be under the influence of alcohol, was booked under Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The Kanwariyas were permitted to continue their journey without charges.
The annual Kanwar Yatra, which began on July 11 and will continue until July 24, has prompted large-scale traffic diversions across Ghaziabad. Thousands of devotees are currently travelling on foot and by vehicle, leading authorities to restrict the movement of heavy vehicles on major roads including the Delhi–Meerut Road and Delhi–Meerut Expressway. Additional restrictions on light vehicles will come into effect from July 17.
Police have stated that security personnel are deployed throughout the region to ensure the peaceful conduct of the pilgrimage.
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'Go back to your own country': Indian-origin taxi driver attacked in Dublin
London, Aug 5 (PTI): An Indian-origin taxi driver based in Ireland for over 23 years has become the latest to be targeted in an unprovoked attack in the capital Dublin, with local police (Gardai) launching an investigation into the violent assault.
Lakhvir Singh, in his 40s, told local media that he picked up two young men in their 20s on Friday night and dropped them at Poppintree, in the Ballymun suburb of Dublin.
Upon arriving at the destination, the men are said to have opened the vehicle door and struck him twice on the head with a bottle. As the suspects fled, they reportedly shouted: "Go back to your own country".
"In 10 years I've never seen anything like this happen," Singh told ‘Dublin Live’.
"I'm really scared now and I'm off the road at the moment. It will be very hard to go back. My children are really scared," he said.
A Dublin police spokesperson said Singh was taken to the city's Beaumont Hospital with injuries determined as not life-threatening.
"Gardaí are investigating an assault reported to have occurred in Poppintree, Ballymun, Dublin 11 at approximately 11:45 pm on Friday, 1st August 2025. A man, aged in his 40s, was brought to Beaumont Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injury. Investigations are ongoing," the spokesperson said.
The incident followed an Indian Embassy advisory, also issued on Friday, expressing safety concerns following recent attacks in and around the capital Dublin and urging Indian citizens to take safety precautions.
"There has been an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens in Ireland recently,” states the advisory.
“The embassy is in touch with the authorities concerned in Ireland in this regard. At the same time, all Indian citizens in Ireland are advised to take reasonable precautions for their personal security and avoid deserted areas, especially at odd hours," the statement reads, adding emergency embassy contact details as 0899423734 and cons.dublin@mea.gov.in.
It came in the wake of a brutal attack on a 40-year-old Indian man at Parkhill Road in the Tallaght suburb of Dublin on July 19, described as “mindless, racist violence” by locals.
The Gardai had opened an investigation into the case and Indian Ambassador to Ireland Akhilesh Mishra was among those who took to social media to express shock over the attack.
“Regarding the recent incident of physical attack on an Indian national that happened in Tallaght, Dublin, the embassy is in touch with the victim and his family. All the requisite assistance is being offered. The embassy is also in touch with the relevant Irish authorities in this regard,” the embassy said in a social media post days after the incident.
A Stand Against Racism protest was also held by the local community in condemnation of what was described as a "vicious racist attack" and to express solidarity with migrants.
Last week, Dr Santosh Yadav took to LinkedIn to post details of a “brutal, unprovoked racist attack”.
The entrepreneur and AI expert stressed that it was not an isolated incident and called for “concrete measures” from the governments of Ireland and India to ensure Indians feel safe to walk the streets of Dublin.
His post revealed that a group of six teenagers attacked him from behind as he walked to his apartment in Dublin.
“This is not an isolated incident. Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin — on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets. Yet, the government is silent. There is no action being taken against these perpetrators. They run free and are emboldened to attack again,” reads Yadav's post.
Fine Gael party Councillor for Tallaght South, Baby Pereppadan, was among those who expressed concern following last month’s attack.
“People need to understand that many Indian people moving to Ireland are here on work permits, to study and work in the healthcare sector or in IT and so on, providing critical skills,” he said.
Another violent anti-Indian attack in Ireland
— Journalist V (@OnTheNewsBeat) August 5, 2025
Taxi driver Lakhvir Singh was attacked with glass bottles while doing his job pic.twitter.com/mtkwhLWISx
