At 1:30 p.m. Friday, brick‑projectiles slammed into the Shree Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham in Richmond Heights, Ohio, shattering windows while priests and devotees were inside.
The Hindu American Foundation posted the footage on X, saying the FBI and civil‑rights agencies have been notified and the clip is under review.
CoHNA demanded that Mayor Kim Thomas condemn the act and urged police to act swiftly, noting the incident occurred amid a surge in hate toward the Hindu community.
The attack coincides with Hindu Heritage Month and the lead‑up to Navratri, a period already marred by vandalism, including a Mahatma Gandhi statue in Queens and a BAPS temple in California.
No suspect has emerged and authorities have yet to confirm a religious motive, but the incident is being treated as a possible hate crime.
Police are combing the surveillance footage for leads while federal investigators prepare to interview witnesses, and the case will be escalated to the FBI’s Hate Crimes Unit.