MHA cautions States against possible violence in the wake of U.S.-Israel military strikes against Iran

MHA warns States of potential violence and protests in India following U.S.-Israel military strikes against Iran and Khamenei's killing.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cautioned States against “possible violence” and “sporadic protests” in India in the wake of a joint military operations by the United States and Israel against Iran, a senior government official told The Hindu.

Thousands of people took to the streets across the country to protest the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in military strikes by the U.S.-Israel alliance on February 28. 

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Demonstrations were held in Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Karnataka, and Delhi, among others, by Shia groups. 

In a communication sent to Chief Secretaries and Director(s) General of Police on February 28, the MHA asked States to keep a watch on protests and demonstrations by “affiliates of both pro- and anti-Iranian regime” at the embassies and consulate offices of Iran, the U.S., and Israel, the official said.

It also asked States to identify “pro-Iran radical preachers giving inflammatory sermons and provoking violent actions.”