Hindu households vandalized in Bangladesh over Facebook post; 2 arrested
Kolkata: More than 10 Hindu households had been vandalized and torched in Comilla district of Bangladesh after a person reportedly shared a Facebook publish on the controversy surrounding publication of Prophet Mohammed’s cartoons in France.
The incident happened on the Korbanpur village underneath Muradnagar upazila of Comilla on Sunday afternoon. The workplace of the native Union Parishad Chairman Bankumar Shiv and the home of accused, Shankar Debnath, had been set on hearth.
More than 10 Hindu households had been additionally attacked, vandalized, and torched.
According to locals, Shankar Debnath, a neighborhood of the village, on Saturday, reportedly commented on a Facebook publish associated to France defending cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed and confirmed his assist. A case was filed over the incident.
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The police on Sunday arrested Shankar and Anik Bhowmik, one other accused within the case, for allegedly hurting spiritual sentiments and despatched them to jail. Attaching the video of vandalism which has gone viral.
Notably, Congress chief in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury right this moment urged the Centre to take up the difficulty instantly with the neighbouring nation, voicing concern over stories of an assault on minority Hindu group in some components of Bangladesh.
Chowdhury referred to current media stories that temples had been attacked and Hindu households in Bangladesh grew to become victims of arson and loot by fundamentalist forces.
In an announcement, the senior Congress chief stated, “It is reported that Hindu families in Bangladesh have been targeted by fundamentalist forces resulting in the reasoning and other violence as a reprisal of the stand taken by our government. Indian government should take up the issue with Bangladesh government as immediately as possible so as to prevent further escalation.”
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