A mob reportedly attacked a Hindu temple and vandalised numerous homes belonging to the Hindu network in Bangladesh’s Narail district. The violence in Dighalia Upazila occurred on Friday nighttime over a younger Hindu boy’s Facebook publish, nearby media stated.
Dhaka Tribune stated that the mob has grocery shops and numerous houses of the Hindu network.
The irritated villagers alleged that the boy harm their non secular sentiments together along with his social media publish.
Reports imply as anxiety installed over the publish after Jum’a prayers on Friday, a collection of Muslims established outdoor their domestic withinside the afternoon. They attacked the houses later.
The mob additionally broke into Sahapara temple and broke the furnishings interior and vandalized numerous shops.
Lohagarh police station inspector Naran Chandra Pal stated the incident had brought about severe anxiety withinside the area. The police needed to hearthplace caution pictures to disperse the mob, stated police inspector Haran Chandra Paul.
Narail superintendent of police Prabir Kumar Roy stated the regulation enforcers had been running to preserve the state of affairs beneathneath control.
“We’re investigating the incident. Those answerable for the violence will face action. The state of affairs is ordinary for now,” he stated.
Attacks on non secular minorities in Muslim-majority Bangladesh are more and more more taking place, and lots of them took place after rumours or faux posts unfold thru social media.
According to a document via way of means of felony rights institution Ain O Salish Kendra, 3,679 assaults had been done at the Hindu network in Bangladesh among January 2013 and September 2021.