No, The Vandalized Statue Of Mahatma Gandhi Is Not From Bangladesh.

Recently, an image of a decapitated statue of Mahatma Gandhi went viral on social media claiming it to be from Bangladesh. Sharing the image a user wrote, “Welcome to Bangladesh Bapu

He went on a hunger strike to give them Rs. 55 Crore. He demanded absolute nonviolence from Hindus and supported the rights of Muslims to defend their religion. He was the “Father of Appeasement.” Today, Bangladeshis showed their respect for Gandhi by doing STSJ (Sar Tan Se Juda). Congratulations Bapu. Long live Gandhigiri without head !

PS: We must appreciate the Bangladeshis. They kept the STSJed head next to the bust. They didn’t throw it away or play football with it. So kind and compassionate !”

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However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The incident is not from Bangladesh. Here’s the fact check.

Fact Check

We started our investigation by conducting a reverse image search. This led us to a Facebook page where the viral image was uploaded on 16 January 2026. The translation of the Bengali caption read, “Havoc at BDO office regarding SIR hearing in Chakulia, Mahatma Gandhi’s statue was broken”.

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Taking this clue, we conducted a relevant keyword search. This led us to the Facebook page Zee 24 Ghanta. According to a report uploaded on the page on 16 January 2026, a Mahatma Gandhi statue has been vandalised in the Chakulia BDO office during a protest against SIR.

We found a report on the YouTube channel ABP ANANDA on 16 January 2026. We could spot the vandalised Mahatma Gandhi Statue from the timestamp 0:41. 

The translation of the description of the video read, “Head separated from torso! In the name of SIR-Shunani protest, a Gandhi statue was broken in Chakulia, Uttar Dinajpur. Till Thursday night, a part of the statue was seen lying on the ground, but it has also gone missing since morning. Meanwhile, the number of arrests in the BDO office vandalism incident on Thursday has increased to 21.”

Other reports can be read here and here.

This makes it clear that the incident took place in Chakulia, West Bengal.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is False. The viral image of a vandalised Mahatma Gandhi statue is not from Bangladesh. The incident of vandalism took place in the Chakulia BDO office in West Bengal.