{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_nibzdpcik7g5xrc7c7cq","title":"Why did a Bajrang Dal leader hand out trishuls in a Gujarat newsroom?","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/why-did-a-bajrang-dal-leader-hand-out-trishuls-in-a-gujarat-newsroom-nibzdpcik7","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_nibzdpcik7g5xrc7c7cq","seq":435886,"kind":"article","title":"Why did a Bajrang Dal leader hand out trishuls in a Gujarat newsroom?","url":"https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/09/28/why-did-a-bajrang-dal-leader-hand-out-trishuls-in-a-gujarat-newsroom","summary":"In a video from a Gujarat newsroom, a Bajrang Dal leader hands trishuls to women journalists. They then perform a beheading gesture on camera. Online, some users read it as a message to Muslims , others as an echo of the 2002 riots. The channel says both readings are wrong and that the gesture was meant for followers of Rampal, the self-styled godman who is currently out on bail. View this post on Instagram The video is from Pradesh 24 Gujarati , a channel launched last…","published":"2026-09-28T13:07:42Z","seen":"2026-09-28T13:22:26Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-newslaundry-com-377e5f","name":"newslaundry.com","domain":"newslaundry.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q99844616","name":"Newslaundry","type":"website","country":"IN","designations":["news website"]}},"via":"kite-newslaundry-com-377e5f","topics":["media"],"entities":[{"id":"Q2723747","name":"Bajrang Dal","type":"org"},{"id":"Q1061","name":"Gujarat","type":"place"}],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/newslaundry/2026-09-28/bxyxz0g3/Gujrat-Anchors.jpg?w=280","mentions":3,"story":"st_nibzdpcik7g5xrc7c7cq","category":"politics","category_p":0.7699999809265137,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.17000000178813934,"political":0.7699999809265137}]}