Overview

• A group of 10–15 BJP workers vandalised Karachi Bakery's Shamshabad outlet on May 11, damaging signage and raising anti-Pakistan slogans.
• Protesters, wearing saffron scarves and carrying the Indian tricolour, demanded the bakery change its name, citing its perceived association with Pakistan.
• The bakery, established in 1953 by a Sindhi migrant from Pakistan, has reaffirmed its Indian heritage and appealed to Telangana authorities for protection.
• Police have registered cases against the protesters for property damage and wrongful restraint, and an investigation is ongoing.
• This incident follows similar protests in Visakhapatnam earlier in May, highlighting ongoing tensions over cultural and nationalist identity.