Legislation enforcement businesses on Saturday arrested 4 individuals for vandalising and damaging a Hindu temple and homes and retailers of the neighborhood in Sunamganj district in north Bangladesh.
Police additionally filed a case in opposition to 12 named individuals and 150-170 unidentified individuals.
Alim Hossain, 19, Sultan Ahmed Raju, 20, Imran Hossain, 31, and Shajahan Hossain, 20, had been arrested for vandalism within the Doarabazar space of Sunamganj district earlier this month, a press launch from the Chief Adviser’s press wing right here.
“On December 3, a Fb publish by Akash Das, a resident of the Sunamganj district, sparked tensions within the district. Though he deleted the publish, screenshots unfold broadly, resulting in violence within the space,” state-run information company Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) mentioned quoting the press launch.
The Dhaka Tribune newspaper mentioned though the publish was deleted, its screenshots had been circulated, sparking rigidity amongst locals. Police detained Das on the identical day, however a bunch of individuals tried to grab him from police custody.
“For security causes, Das was transferred to the Sadar Police Station as a substitute of being saved in Doarabazar,” it mentioned.
The newspaper additional added that later, on the identical day, enraged locals attacked and vandalised the Loknath Temple and in addition houses and retailers belonging to the Hindu neighborhood.
The scenario was introduced beneath management with the intervention of the Superintendent of Police (SP), the District Commissioner (DC), and personnel from the military and police, it added.
Police mentioned they’re conducting an in-depth investigation to establish these concerned within the incident.
On Saturday, the press launch additionally mentioned that the police recognized the accused concerned within the incident and filed a case in opposition to 12 named individuals and 150-170 unidentified individuals, the BSS added.
The relations between India and Bangladesh got here beneath pressure after the interim authorities headed by Muhammad Yunus got here to energy after deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the nation on August 5 following a student-led protest.
The relations deteriorated additional in latest weeks over continued assaults on Hindus and particularly after the latest arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former member of ISKCON Bangladesh and now, a spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote organisation.
On Tuesday, Bangladesh acknowledged 88 incidents of communal violence in opposition to minorities, primarily Hindus, following Hasina’s ouster.
Interim authorities head Muhammad Yunus’ press secretary Shafiqul Alam additionally mentioned that 70 individuals have been arrested in these incidents.
He made the disclosure a day after Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri flagged regrettable incidents of assaults on minorities and conveyed India’s issues, together with these associated to the security and welfare of minorities, throughout his conferences with the Bangladeshi management in Dhaka.
A complete of 88 circumstances have been filed in incidents associated to minorities from August 5 to October 22, Alam instructed reporters.
There have been a spate of incidents of violence in opposition to Hindus and different minorities, in addition to assaults on temples in Bangladesh in the previous few weeks that triggered sturdy issues in New Delhi.
Earlier on Thursday, the White Home mentioned President Joe Biden was carefully monitoring the scenario in Bangladesh and the USA will maintain the Bangladeshi interim authorities accountable for making certain the safety of spiritual and ethnic minorities within the nation.
In New Delhi, the Centre for Democracy, Pluralism and Human Rights (CDPHR) on Friday there have been 190 reported circumstances of looting, 32 houses had been set on hearth, 16 temples had been desecrated and two incidents of sexual violence had been recorded between August 5 and 9 after Hasina’s resignation.
The CDPHR launched a report titled ‘Bangladesh Minorities Below Siege: A Wake-Up Name for the Worldwide Group’ on the state of minorities in Bangladesh and particulars the incidents of violence and unrest affecting the Hindu communities within the nation within the wake of the political modifications.
By August 20, the variety of reported incidents had elevated considerably, with 2,010 complete circumstances of violence in opposition to the Hindus, together with the desecration of 69 temples and assaults on 157 households, it states.
