- Following tensions between Pakistan and India, members of the ruling extremist BJP vandalized a Karachi Bakery outlet in Hyderabad, demanding the owners rename the establishment, according to Telangana police.
- The Indian Express reported that the vandalism occurred at 3 PM on Saturday. The Karachi Bakery branch located in Hyderabad’s Shamshabad was the target of the protests.
- K Balaraju, inspector, RGI Airport Police Station, told The Indian Express: “No employees at the bakery were harmed. No serious damage was done.”
- “We were on the spot within a few minutes of the incident and could disperse the members of the political outfit.”
- It’s important to note that this is not the first time Karachi Bakery has faced protests.
- Protesters were seen planting tricolor flags at the Banjara Hills branch of the bakery during the height of the conflict last week.
- The bakery is run by an Indian family, descendants of those who migrated to Hyderabad during the Partition; however, it derives its name from Karachi in Pakistan.
- The bakery was founded in 1953 at Mozamjahi Market in Hyderabad.
- Speaking to The Indian Express, a manager of the bakery said: “We are an Indian establishment. We cannot be branded Pakistani.”
- Additionally, Karachi Bakery has branches in several cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai.
- The bakery has 24 branches in Hyderabad alone. Its most famous baked goods are the fruit and Osmania biscuits.
- Earlier, the bakery owners, Rajesh and Harish Ramnani, issued a statement requesting Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to provide them with protection.
- The bakery was also vandalized during the Pulwama attack in 2019, police say.
- Following Saturday’s attack, RGI Airport Police booked the protesters under sections 126 (2) and 324 (4) of BNS – wrongful restraint and causing damage to property.
- “The board of the bakery was damaged by the protesters,” Balaraju said. No arrests have been made.
Ruling BJP Members Vandalize Karachi Bakery in Hyderabad, Demand Name Change
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