Raipur: Bajrang Dal Workers Get 'Hero's Welcome' With Garlands After Bail in Christmas Vandalism Case

On this Special Report, India Today’s Principal Correspondent Sumi Rajappan reports from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, where six Bajrang Dal workers received a ‘grand welcome’ after being released on bail. The accused, arrested for the Christmas Eve vandalism at Magneto Mall, were garlanded and carried on shoulders by supporters chanting slogans. Bajrang Dal leader Ravi Wadhwani defends the celebration, claiming the arrests were ‘illegal’ and that the men were not part of the vandalism, despite video evidence suggesting otherwise. The programme explores the controversy surrounding the glorification of the accused.