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Pappu Yadav moves Delhi HC for security after attack over Ram Temple skit
Pappu Yadav moves Delhi HC for security after attack over Ram Temple skit
Pappu Yadav has approached the Delhi High Court seeking enhanced security, claiming death threats after a skit outside Parliament over alleged irregularities in Ram Mandir donations. Barandbench reports that he was attacked…
The Story in Brief
Pappu Yadav has approached the Delhi High Court seeking enhanced security, claiming death threats after a skit outside Parliament over alleged irregularities in Ram Mandir donations. Barandbench reports that he was attacked at his Delhi residence on August 2, 2026, when a man threw a slipper and allegedly tried to stab him with a knife.
Yadav currently has ‘Y+’ security cover in Bihar. His petition says death threats were issued on August 1, including a Rs 51 lakh reward for his beheading. A mob also gathered outside his wife’s residence, he alleges. The plea argues the Ministry of Home Affairs has not conducted a fresh threat assessment despite the attack.
The Indian Opinion
This case pits free political speech against inflamed religious sentiment. The skit questioned Ram Temple donations, but an attempted knife attack is never justified. Yet Yadav's claim of a Rs 51 lakh bounty must be scrutinised with evidence. The real test will be whether the High Court orders a fresh threat assessment from the Home Ministry, and what that assessment finds.
Source: barandbench.com
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